# coincident

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kəʊˈɪnsɪd(ə)nt/ · frequency rank #51,026

## Definitions
1. Of two or more objects: being in the same location.
2. Of two or more events: occurring at the same time; contemporaneous.
3. Of two or more things: having the same qualities; being in accordance; consonant, matching.
4. Chiefly followed by to: accompanying, concomitant, incident.

## Etymology
The adjective is borrowed from French coïncident, from Medieval Latin coincidentem, an accusative singular form of Latin coincidēns (“coinciding”), the present active participle of coincidō (“to coincide”), from co- (variant of con- (prefix denoting a being or bringing together of several objects)) + incidō (“to fall into any condition”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d- (“to fall”)).
The noun is derived from the adjective.

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