Koinzidenz
German, noun/koʔɪnt͡siˈdɛnt͡s/
Koinzidenz is spelled K-O-I-N-Z-I-D-E-N-Z (10 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 159,136th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Koinzidenz is a German feminine noun meaning “coincidence (state of events appearing to be connected when they are not)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zeitliches oder räumliches Zusammentreffen von (zwei oder auch mehr) Ereignissen”.
What does Koinzidenz mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecoincidence (state of events appearing to be connected when they are not)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zeitliches oder räumliches Zusammentreffen von (zwei oder auch mehr) Ereignissen 2. zeitlich oder räumlich paralleles Auftreten zweier Organismen im gleichen Lebensraum
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Koinzidenz
- Koinzidenzen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Koinzidenz?
- /koʔɪnt͡siˈdɛnt͡s/
- [koʔɪnt͡siˈdɛnt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Koinzidenz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Koinzidenz in German?
Koinzidenz appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).