English UsageComparison guide
Maintenance vs. Maintainance
The standard spelling is “maintenance.” “Maintainance” is a common misspelling influenced by the spelling of “maintain,” but the established noun is spelled with “-tenance.”
Use “maintenance.” “Maintainance” is not the standard spelling.
Key details
Confusion Familyspelling error
Rule Familystandard spelling
Termsmaintenance, maintainance
Further guidance
Error Boundary
The related verb “maintain” does not make “maintainance” the standard noun spelling; use “maintenance.”
Standard Form
Cambridge records the noun as “maintenance.”
Sources and evidence
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- Maintenance — Cambridge Dictionary (opens in a new tab)Cambridge University Press · Dictionary evidence for the standard spelling maintenance.