occurrent vs instance

instance vs occurrent

occurrent and instance both are nouns.

occurrent is an adjective but instance is not an adjective.

occurrent is not a verb while instance is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
occurrent	Yes	Yes	No	No
instance	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

occurrent: an event that happens
instance: an occurrence of something

Other hyponyms of occurrent 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, 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.

occurrent (noun)	instance (noun)
an event that happens	an item of information that is typical of a class or group
	an occurrence of something

occurrent (adjective)	instance (adjective)
presently occurring (either causally or incidentally)

occurrent (verb)	instance (verb)
	clarify by giving an example of

Difference between occurrent and instance

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