residence

Other forms of residence

plural

residences·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about residence

What does residence mean?

residence means "any address at which you dwell more than temporarily". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in residence?

residence has 3 syllables: res-i-dence. The stress falls on "res". In IPA it is /ˈɹɛzɪdəns/.

What is another word for residence?

Close synonyms include abode, residency, abidance, mansion, mansion house. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is residence a common word?

residence is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.