Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with occurrence in American Collocation
occurrence
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/əˈkɜrəns/
happening often
common
daily
everyday
frequent
regular
widespread
This problem is a frequent occurrence in those who are just taking up diving.
rare
freak
infrequent
isolated
rare
uncommon
unique
unusual
In the past few years, weather events which would once have been written off as freak occurrences have become more and more frequent.
Whilst drain failure is a very rare occurrence it can cause major disruption to production.
strange
odd
strange
unexpected
Strange occurrences begin happening.
natural
natural
normal
Blackheads are unpleasant, but they are a natural occurrence.