Conscience or Concience

Correct spelling “Conscience” vs wrong “Concience”.

Concience

Incorrect spelling - “Concience” is a common misspelling.

"Concience" is a common misspelling of "Conscience". Always use "Conscience" when referring to the correct word.

Conscience

Correct spelling - The proper way to spell this word.

“Conscience” is the inner sense of right and wrong.

Definition of Conscience

"Conscience": “Conscience” is the inner sense of right and wrong.

This word is commonly used in everyday conversation and writing.

Synonyms for Conscience

  • morality
  • ethics
  • sense of right

Usage Examples

"Correct:" Listen to your conscience.

"Correct:" Her conscience told her to apologize.

"Correct:" Follow your conscience.

"Correct:" A guilty conscience affects sleep.

"Incorrect:" Listen to your concience.

"Incorrect:" Her concience told her to apologize.

"Incorrect:" Follow your concience.

"Incorrect:" A guilty concience affects sleep.

Notes:

  • Ends with -science, not -cience.
  • Concience is always wrong.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Correct spelling?

A: Conscience.

Q: Why not concience?

A: Incorrect ending.

Q: Meaning?

A: Inner sense of right and wrong.

Q: Trick?

A: Science in conscience.

Summary

“Conscience” is correct; “Concience” is wrong.