Which to use
“occurrence” and “occurrences” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,469
- “occurrence” frequency rank
- #36,075
- “occurrences” frequency rank
- 43544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | occurrence | occurrences |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Événement, situation étant survenue. | Pluriel de occurrence. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set occurrence and occurrences apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. occurrence and occurrences are pronounced identically (\ɔ.ky.ʁɑ̃s\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “occurrence” sits inside “occurrences”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
occurrence is recorded at frequency rank #7,469, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔ.ky.ʁɑ̃s\. occurrences is at rank #36,075, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɔ.ky.ʁɑ̃s\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 43544, this pair ranks #217,259 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of occurrence vs occurrences
Shared letters: cenoru. Private to "occurrence": -. Private to "occurrences": s.
"occurrence" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV · "occurrences" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- occurrence ← cocurrence · occrurence · occurernce · occurrecne · occurrencce · occurrenec · occurrennce · occurrnece
- occurrences ← cocurrences · occrurences · occurences · occurernces · occurrecnes · occurrencces · occurrencess · occurrencse
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "occurrence" and "occurrences" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "occurrence" or "occurrences"?
Remembering occurrence vs occurrences
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “occurrence” entry
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