Koinzidenz
[koʔɪnt͡siˈdɛnt͡s]
The verdict
“Koinzidenz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zeitliches oder räumliches Zusammentreffen von (zwei oder auch mehr) Ereignissen
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Index DE-koinzidenz · Koinzidenz · German
Koinzidenz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Koinzidenz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koʔɪnt͡siˈdɛnt͡s] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Koinzidenz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Koinzidenz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [koʔɪnt͡siˈdɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Koinzidenz, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Koinzidenz, spelled K-O-I-N-Z-I-D-E-N-Z.
Definition
- 1zeitliches oder räumliches Zusammentreffen von (zwei oder auch mehr) Ereignissen
- 2zeitlich oder räumlich paralleles Auftreten zweier Organismen im gleichen Lebensraum
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Koinzidenz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Koinzidenz der Sternzeichen wurde vom Astrologen gedeutet.
Man habe es hier, so der Bischof in einem Interview mit der Passauer Neuen Presse, mit einer „zeitlichen Koinzidenz von zwei verschiedenen Vorgängen zu tun, die weder sachlich noch von der persönlichen Kenntnislage des Papstes etwas miteinander zu tun haben. …“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.