# incident vs incidents

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### incidents
*noun · IPA /ˈɪn.sɪ.dənts/ · frequency rank #5,602*
plural of incident

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/incident-vs-incidents