“China is a populace country.”
Confusables Entry 544 / 1605 60-second read
Populace vs. Populous
People (noun) versus densely populated (adj).
The comparisoni
“China is a populous country.”
The ruleii
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POPULACE (noun). POPULOUS (adjective).
POPULACE (ACE) is the general public. POPULOUS (OUS) describes a densely populated place.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Adjective ends in -OUS."