# coincidence

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ · frequency rank #7,542

## Definitions
1. Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place.
2. Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none.
3. A coincidence point.
4. A fixed point of a correspondence; a point of a variety corresponding to itself under a correspondence.

## Etymology
From Middle French coincidence (French coïncidence). By surface analysis, coincide + -ence.

## Easily confused with
- **confidence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coincidence-vs-confidence)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ccoincidence`, `cioncidence`, `coicnidence`, `coinccidence`, `coincdience`, `coincidance`, `coinciddence`, `coincidecne`, `coincidencce`, `coincidenec`, `coincidennce`, `coincidnece`, `coinciednce`, `coinicdence`, `coinncidence`, `conicidence`, `ocincidence`

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