occurrence vs episode

episode vs occurrence

occurrence and episode both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
occurrence	Yes	No	No	No
episode	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, episode is a hyponym of occurrence; that is, episode is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than occurrence:

occurrence: an event that happens
episode: a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events

Other hyponyms of occurrence include accompaniment, attendant, co-occurrence, concomitant, avalanche, experience, trouble, treat, miracle, marvel, wonder, thing, contingence, contingency, eventuality, beginning, conclusion, ending, finish, one-off, periodic event, recurrent event, alteration, change, modification, computer error, error, accident, chance event, fortuity, stroke, fire, incident, discharge, case, example, instance, motion, movement, failure, success, appearance, destiny, fate, disappearance, disappearance, contact, impinging, striking, finish, collapse, break, interruption, sound, union, news event, flash, convergence, juncture, occasion, burst, flare-up, outburst, eruption, irruption, outbreak, black eye, blow, reversal, reverse, setback, bonanza, boom, bunce, godsend, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, windfall, collapse, crash, supervention.

occurrence (noun)	episode (noun)
an event that happens	film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
an instance of something occurring	a part of a broadcast serial
	a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
	a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events

Difference between occurrence and episode

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