# pence

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɛns/ · frequency rank #11,932

## Definitions
1. plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).

## Etymology
14th century contraction of penies (“pennies”), collective plural of penny.

## Easily confused with
- **PNC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pence-vs-pnc)
- **Pete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pence-vs-pete)
- **pine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pence-vs-pine)
- **Penn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pence-vs-penn)
- **pens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pence-vs-pens)
- **Pepe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pence-vs-pepe)
- **Pune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pence-vs-pune)
- **peng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pence-vs-peng)
- **place** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pence-vs-place)
- **price** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pence-vs-price)
- **piece** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pence-vs-piece)
- **punch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pence-vs-punch)
- **penny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pence-vs-penny)
- **penis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pence-vs-penis)
- **pinch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pence-vs-pinch)
- **Percy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pence-vs-percy)
- **perch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pence-vs-perch)
- **ponce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pence-vs-ponce)
- **Ponte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pence-vs-ponte)
- **prince** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pence-vs-prince)

## Common misspellings (8)
`epnce`, `pance`, `pecne`, `pencce`, `penec`, `pennce`, `pnece`, `ppence`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pence