concurrence
/kənˈkɝ.əns/noun
concurrence is spelled C-O-N-C-U-R-R-E-N-C-E: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, concurrence means “Agreement; concurring” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of concurrence is concurrences.
How many letters and syllables are in concurrence?
| Letters | 11: C-O-N-C-U-R-R-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 concurrence?
Concurrence appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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 concurrence?
- UK /kənˈkʌɹ.əns/
- UK /kənˈkɜː.ɹəns/
- US /kənˈkɝ.əns/
Concurrence has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-concurrence.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with concurrence?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as concurrence from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹəns/):
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 concurrence
- concurrences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does concurrence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Agreement; concurring.
- 2
An instance of simultaneous occurrence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Concurrence in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Übereinstimmung , Gleichzeitigkeit |
| Portuguese | concordância , concorrência |
| Spanish | concurrencia |
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 concurrence come from?
From Old French concurrence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).