coïncidence
French, noun/kɔ.ɛ̃.si.dɑ̃s/
coïncidence is spelled C-O-Ï-N-C-I-D-E-N-C-E (11 letters) and appears 6.5 times per million words in written French, the 9,289th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Coïncidence is a French feminine noun meaning “coincidence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “État de deux figures géométriques qui s’ajustent l’une sur l’autre”.
What does coïncidence mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecoincidence
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. État de deux figures géométriques qui s’ajustent l’une sur l’autre. 2. État des choses qui arrivent en même temps.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coïncidence
- coïncidences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coïncidence?
- /kɔ.ɛ̃.si.dɑ̃s/
- \kɔ.ɛ̃.si.dɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to coïncidence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is coïncidence in French?
coïncidence appears 6.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).