Koinzidenz
[koʔɪnt͡siˈdɛnt͡s]
The verdict
“Koinzidenz” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zeitliches oder räumliches Zusammentreffen von (zwei oder auch mehr) Ereignissen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Koinzidenz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koʔɪnt͡siˈdɛnt͡s] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Koinzidenz” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Koinzidenz is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koʔɪnt͡siˈdɛnt͡s]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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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.
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Using “Koinzidenz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-O-I-N-Z-I-D-E-N-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [koʔɪnt͡siˈdɛnt͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.