chance vs occur

occur vs chance

chance is a noun but occur is not a noun.

chance is an adjective but occur is not an adjective.

chance and occur both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
occur	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, occur is a hypernym of chance; that is, occur is a word with a broader meaning than chance:

chance: be the case by chance
occur: come to pass

Other hypernyms of chance include come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, pass, pass off, take place.

chance (noun)	occur (noun)
a risk involving danger
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
the possibility of future success

chance (adjective)	occur (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

chance (verb)	occur (verb)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with	come to pass
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome	come to one's mind; suggest itself
be the case by chance	to be found to exist

Difference between chance and occur

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