# sustenance

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsʌs.tə.nəns/ · frequency rank #29,486

## Definitions
1. Something that provides support or nourishment.

## Etymology
From Middle English sustenaunce, from Old French sustenance, from sustenir with the suffix -ance, from Vulgar Latin *sustenire, from Latin sustinere. Compare also Late Latin sustinentia.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ssustenance`, `ssutenance`, `susetnance`, `susstenance`, `susteannce`, `sustenacne`, `sustenancce`, `sustenanec`, `sustenannce`, `sustenence`, `sustennace`, `sustennance`, `sustneance`, `susttenance`, `sutsenance`, `usstenance`

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