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Occurance or occurrence?

Did you mean occurrence? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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occurance

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occurrence

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Correct spelling: occurrence. Misspelling: occurance.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Double C, double R and the ending -ence.

Why people write “occurance”

“occurance” differs from “occurrence” in 2 places: it uses a single R where occurrence has a double RR; and it writes A where occurrence has E, 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 occurrence automatic.

What does “occurrence” mean?

occurrence noun

  1. an event that happens

    Synonyms:happeningoccurrent

  2. an instance of something occurring

    “a disease of frequent occurrence”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Occurrence” in a sentence

  • Such storms are a rare occurrence.
  • A disease of frequent occurrence.

Is “occurrence” a playable word?

o 1c 3c 3u 1r 1r 1e 1n 1c 3e 1

16 points in Scrabble · 21 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“occurance” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from OCCURRENCE.

Occurrence: quick answers

Is it occurance or occurrence?
The correct spelling is occurrence. “occurance” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell occurrence?
Double C, double R and the ending -ence.
What does occurrence mean?
Occurrence means: an event that happens.