# recurrence

> English word · Noun · IPA /rəˈkɝ.əns/ · frequency rank #22,482

## Definitions
1. Return or reversion to a certain state.
2. The instance of recurring; frequent occurrence.
3. A return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease.
4. Recourse.

## Etymology
From recurrent + -ence, cognate with Latin recurrentia, from recurrēns (“returning back, recurring”), form of recurrō (“I return, I recur”) (English recur).

## Easily confused with
- **recurrent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recurrence-vs-recurrent)
- **resurgence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recurrence-vs-resurgence)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ercurrence`, `rceurrence`, `reccurrence`, `recrurence`, `recurence`, `recurernce`, `recurrance`, `recurrecne`, `recurrencce`, `recurrenec`, `recurrennce`, `recurrnece`, `reucrrence`, `rrecurrence`

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