# occurrence

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈkʌɹ.əns/ · frequency rank #10,097

## Definitions
1. An actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening.
2. The 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.

## Common misspellings (12)
`cocurrence`, `occrurence`, `occurence`, `occurernce`, `occurrance`, `occurrecne`, `occurrencce`, `occurrenec`, `occurrennce`, `occurrnece`, `ocucrrence`, `ocurrence`

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