coalescence
/ˌkoʊ.əˈlɛs.əns/
"coalescence" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“coalescence” is uncommon English (frequency #79,389 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,389
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of coalescing.
Corpus desk
Index EN-coalescence · coalescence · English
coalescence · rank #79,389 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,389
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH coccyx
Nearest frequency peer: coccyx (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “coalescence”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- circumpolar
circumpolar
20,616 corpus weight
- clapboard
clapboard
20,614 corpus weight
- coalescence
coalescence
20,612 corpus weight
- coccyx
coccyx
20,611 corpus weight
- cocksucking
cocksucking
20,609 corpus weight
- Colfer
Colfer
20,604 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “coalescence” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coalescence |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌkoʊ.əˈlɛs.əns/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #79,389 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “coalescence” in English
Rare enough to double-check
coalescence is uncommon English at frequency #79,389 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌkoʊ.əˈlɛs.əns/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for coalescence in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French coalescence and its etymon Latin coalēscentia. Doublet of coalescency. By surface analysis, coalesce + -ence. The correct English form is coalescence, spelled C-O-A-L-E-S-C-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1The act of coalescing.
- 2The merging of two segments into one.
Etymology
From Middle French coalescence and its etymon Latin coalēscentia. Doublet of coalescency. By surface analysis, coalesce + -ence.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "coalescence"?
What does "coalescence" mean?
How do you pronounce "coalescence"?
What is the origin of the word "coalescence"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "coalescence", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).