Choose the correctly spelled word.
- A. occurence
- B. occurrence
- C. ocurrence
- D. occurrance
Explanation
Occurrence doubles both the c and the r and ends in ence, which is why it is misspelt so often. The doubling follows from the stress falling on the second syllable when the suffix is added, the same rule that gives referred and preferred. Reading the word syllable by syllable helps.
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