coherence
co·her·ence/koʊˈhɪɹ.ən(t)s/noun
coherence is spelled C-O-H-E-R-E-N-C-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (co·her·ence). It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coherence means “The quality of cohering, or being coherent; internal consistency” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coherence is coherences.
How many letters and syllables are in coherence?
| Letters | 9: C-O-H-E-R-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: co·her·ence |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is coherence?
Coherence appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce coherence?
- UK /kəʊˈhɪəɹ.ən(t)s/
- US /koʊˈhɪɹ.ən(t)s/
Coherence has 3 syllables, split co·her·ence in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-coherence.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-coherence.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with coherence?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as coherence from its last stressed vowel (/ɪɹəns/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of coherence
- coherences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coherence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of cohering, or being coherent; internal consistency.
His arguments lacked coherence.
- 2
The quality of forming a unified whole.
- 3
A logical arrangement of parts, as in writing.
- 4
The property of having the same wavelength and phase.
- 5
A semantic relationship between different parts of the same text.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coherence in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cohérence |
| German | Kohärenz, Geschlossenheit , Zusammenhang |
| Portuguese | coerência |
| Spanish | coherencia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does coherence come from?
From Middle French coherence, from Latin cohaerentia. By surface analysis, cohere + -ence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).