coexistence

noun

"coexistence" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“coexistence” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,736. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,736
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.

Key facts for coexistence
PropertyValue
Headwordcoexistence
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#32,736
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “coexistence” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). coexistence lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around coexistence, anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,736 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for coexistence, with forms such as "ccoexistence", "ceoxistence", and "coeixstence". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From co- + existence. The correct English form is coexistence, spelled C-O-E-X-I-S-T-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.

Etymology

From co- + existence.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoexistence
  • ceoxistence
  • coeixstence
  • coexisetnce
  • coexisstence
  • coexistance
  • coexistecne
  • coexistencce
  • coexistenec
  • coexistennce
  • coexistnece
  • coexisttence
  • coexitsence
  • coexsitence
  • coexxistence
  • coxeistence
  • ocexistence

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coexistence - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccoexistence1ceoxistence2coeixstence2coexisetnce2coexisstence1coexistance1coexistecne2coexistencce1
Edit distance from "coexistence"

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 "coexistence"?
"coexistence" is spelled C-O-E-X-I-S-T-E-N-C-E.
What does "coexistence" mean?
As a noun, "coexistence" means: The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.
What are common misspellings of "coexistence"?
Common misspellings include "ccoexistence", "ceoxistence", "coeixstence", "coexisetnce", "coexisstence". The correct spelling is "coexistence".
What is the origin of the word "coexistence"?
From co- + existence. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “coexistence”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-E-X-I-S-T-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list