-ance becomes -ancia

Some words ending in “-ance” in English often change to “-ancia” in Spanish (these words are typically feminine in Spanish).

Some examples:

NumberEnglishSpanish
1AbundanceAbundancia
2CircumstanceCircunstancia
3ConsonanceConsonancia
4DominanceDominancia
5EleganceElegancia
6ExuberanceExuberancia
7IgnoranceIgnorancia
8ImportanceImportancia
9IntoleranceIntolerancia
10ResonanceResonancia
11SignificanceSignificancia
12ToleranceTolerancia
13VigilanceVigilancia
14ArroganceArrogancia
15DistanceDistancia
16ExtravaganceExtravagancia
17IrrelevanceIrrelevancia
18SignificanceSignificancia
19VigilanceVigilancia
20AbundanceAbundancia
21CircumstanceCircunstancia
22ConsonanceConsonancia
23DominanceDominancia
24EleganceElegancia
25IgnoranceIgnorancia
26ImportanceImportancia
27IntoleranceIntolerancia
28ResonanceResonancia
29ToleranceTolerancia

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