# incidence vs incident

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### incidence
*noun · IPA /ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/ · frequency rank #12,258*
The act of something happening; occurrence.

### incident
*noun · IPA /ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/ · frequency rank #2,795*
An event or occurrence.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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