occurrence vs occasion

occasion vs occurrence

occurrence and occasion both are nouns.

occurrence is not a verb while occasion is a verb.

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

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

occurrence: an event that happens
occasion: an event that occurs at a critical time

Other hyponyms of occurrence include accompaniment, attendant, co-occurrence, concomitant, avalanche, experience, trouble, treat, miracle, marvel, wonder, thing, episode, 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, 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)	occasion (noun)
an event that happens	an event that occurs at a critical time
an instance of something occurring	a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
	a rational motive for a belief or action
	an opportunity to do something
	the time of a particular event

occurrence (verb)	occasion (verb)
	give occasion to

Difference between occurrence and occasion

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