occurrence
/əˈkʌɹ.əns/
"occurrence" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“occurrence” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #10,097 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,097
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | occurrence |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈkʌɹ.əns/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #10,097 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “occurrence” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for occurrence is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /əˈkʌɹ.əns/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,097 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for occurrence, with forms such as "cocurrence", "occrurence", and "occurence". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French occurrence, from Medieval Latin occurrentia. Morphologically occur + -ence. The correct English form is occurrence, spelled O-C-C-U-R-R-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1An actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening.
- 2The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in or over time.
Etymology
From Middle French occurrence, from Medieval Latin occurrentia. Morphologically occur + -ence.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cocurrence,occrurence,occurence,occurernce,occurrance,occurrecne,occurrencce,occurrenec,occurrennce,occurrnece,ocucrrence,ocurrence
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of occurrence - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “occurrence”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is O-C-C-U-R-R-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /əˈkʌɹ.əns/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.