Coincedence or coincidence?
Did you mean coincidence? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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coincedence
Correct
coincidence
Correct spelling: coincidence. Misspelling: coincedence.
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Memory tip
Coincident becomes coinci-DENCE.
Why people write “coincedence”
The misspelling “coincedence” is only one letter off: it writes E where coincidence has I, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make coincidence automatic.
What does “coincidence” mean?
coincidence noun
- an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
Synonyms:happenstance
- the quality of occupying the same position or area in space
“he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs”
- the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
“the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable”
Synonyms:concurrenceconjunction
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Coincidence” in a sentence
- What a coincidence to see you here!
- He waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs.
- The interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable.
Is “coincidence” a playable word?
18 points in Scrabble · 23 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“coincedence” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from COINCIDENCE.