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Rule "coincident vs coincidence"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: coincident vs coincidence
Message: Did you mean the noun <suggestion>coincidence</suggestion>?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coincidence
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • What a coincident!
    Correction suggestion: coincidence
ID: COINCIDENT_COINCIDENCE [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)