coincidência

See also: coincidencia and coincidència

Portuguese

Etymology

From co- +‎ incidência or coincidir +‎ -ência.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ĩ.siˈdẽ.si.ɐ/ [ko.ĩ.siˈdẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ko.ĩ.siˈdẽ.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ĩ.siˈdẽ.si.a/ [ko.ĩ.siˈdẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ko.ĩ.siˈdẽ.sja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kwĩ.siˈdẽ.sjɐ/ [kwĩ.siˈðẽ.sjɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ẽsiɐ, (faster pronunciation) -ẽsjɐ
  • Hyphenation: co‧in‧ci‧dên‧ci‧a

Noun

coincidência f (plural coincidências)

  1. coincidence

Usage notes

This word is often misheard and therefore misspelt as conhecidência in informal Brazilian Portuguese.

Further reading

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