# coherence

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəʊˈhɪəɹ.ən(t)s/ · frequency rank #25,708

## Definitions
1. The quality of cohering, or being coherent; internal consistency.
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.

## Etymology
From Middle French coherence, from Latin cohaerentia. By surface analysis, cohere + -ence.

## Easily confused with
- **coherent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coherence-vs-coherent)
- **conference** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coherence-vs-conference)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccoherence`, `choerence`, `coehrence`, `coheernce`, `coherance`, `coherecne`, `coherencce`, `coherenec`, `coherennce`, `cohernece`, `coherrence`, `cohherence`, `cohreence`, `ocherence`

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