occurrence

\ɔ.ky.ʁɑ̃s\

/\ɔ.ky.ʁɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“occurrence” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #7,469 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#7,469
frequency rank, French
10
letters
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Événement, situation étant survenue.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

occurrence vs occurrences
91% similar
occurrence vs occurence
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for occurrence
PropertyValue
Headwordoccurrence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.ky.ʁɑ̃s\
Letters10
Frequency rank#7,469
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “occurrence” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). occurrence lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for occurrence is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɔ.ky.ʁɑ̃s\. Corpus data places it at rank #7,469 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for occurrence, with forms such as "cocurrence", "occrurence", and "occurernce". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "occurrences", "occurence", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is occurrence, spelled O-C-C-U-R-R-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Événement, situation étant survenue.
  2. 2
    (Peut-être sous l'influence de l'homonyme anglais) Fait de survenir.
  3. 3
    Se dit de deux fêtes qui tombent le même jour.
  4. 4
    Apparition d'une unité linguistique (mot, locution, intonation, etc.) dans un corpus.
  5. 5
    Unité linguistique dont on constate la présence dans un texte ou un corpus.
  6. 6
    Fréquence d'une unité linguistique dans un corpus.

This word in other languages

occurrence(English)ocurrencia(Español)Auftreten(Deutsch)ocorrência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cocurrence,occrurence,occurernce,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.

cocurrence2occrurence2occurernce2occurrecne2occurrencce1occurrenec2occurrennce1occurrnece2
Edit distance from "occurrence"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "occurrence"?
"occurrence" is spelled O-C-C-U-R-R-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.ky.ʁɑ̃s\.
What does "occurrence" mean?
As a noun, "occurrence" means: Événement, situation étant survenue.
What words are commonly confused with "occurrence"?
"occurrence" is commonly confused with "occurrences", "occurence". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "occurrence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "occurrence" is \ɔ.ky.ʁɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "occurrence" come from?
"occurrence" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “occurrence”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French 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 \ɔ.ky.ʁɑ̃s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “occurrences” - see the side-by-side comparison. occurrence vs occurrences
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list