HI820{"id":839,"date":"2021-10-14T12:02:44","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T12:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trinka.ai\/blog\/?p=839"},"modified":"2026-04-29T11:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:26:00","slug":"incident-vs-incidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trinka.ai\/blog\/incident-vs-incidence\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between incident and incidence?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Incident vs Incidence<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Incident<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0means an <mark class=\"bs-highlight bs-highlight-default\">event, an occurrence, or a moment that may or may not be expected<\/mark>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Incidence<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0means the <mark class=\"bs-highlight bs-highlight-default\">frequency or the time intervals at which an event occurs<\/mark>, in other words, the rate of an occurrence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is easy to get confused with the words\u00a0<em>incident<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>incidence\u00a0<\/em>as they are homophones and have a similar spelling. Therefore, authors commonly mistake\u00a0<em>incident\u00a0<\/em>for\u00a0<em>incidence\u00a0<\/em>or vice-versa in scholarly writing, leading to an unintentional change in the meaning of the sentence.<\/p>\n<p>So, let us simplify the meanings of\u00a0<em>incident<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>incidence\u00a0<\/em>and give examples specific to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trinka.ai\/\">academic and technical writing<\/a> to help you differentiate between them and use the right word easily.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does <em>incident\u00a0<\/em>mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Incident\u00a0<\/em>means an event, an occurrence, or a moment that may or may not be expected. Most of the times, it is a formal way of referring to a traumatic or an unpleasant situation. For instance,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Tilly told me about the unfortunate incident; I wish I could help her.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>We were equipped to protect ourselves if an incident of explosion occurred due to the chemical reaction.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What does<em>\u00a0incidence\u00a0<\/em>mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Incidence\u00a0<\/em>means the frequency or the time intervals at which an event occurs, in other words, the rate of an occurrence. For instance,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The agency has reported a high incidence of car accidents in my neighborhood.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Our study shows that the incidence of insomnia after taking naturopathic medicine is very low.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We hope we have cleared the difference between <em>incident<\/em> and <em>incidence<\/em> for you.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned as we decode the subtleties of other commonly confused words so that you can always write with confidence! And for an extra layer of precision, let the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trinka.ai\/grammar-checker\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">grammar checker<\/a> help you perfect your writing.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Incident vs Incidence &#8211; Incident\u00a0means an event, an occurrence, or a moment that may or may not be expected. 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