That could be coincidence vs it could be coincidenc

Both phrases are similar, but "that could be coincidence" is the correct and more commonly used form. The second phrase, "it could be coincidenc," is incorrect due to the missing final 'e' in 'coincidence.'

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That could be coincidence

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express the possibility that something might be a coincidence.

Examples:

I'm not sure if he saw me, that could be coincidence.
That could be coincidence, but it seems too perfect to be random.

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No, that could be a complete coincidence.
So I'm pretty sure there's no way that could just be a coincidence.
I mean, CAA is incredibly rare, but that could be just a coincidence.
I knew that it couldn't be a coincidence, so I checked.
It might be coincidence but let's find out.
Seems a little too coincidental to be coincidence, in my book.
It can't be coincidence that the one thing we need to save your life is so close.
Mr. Esterhase: It could be coincidence but...
I mean, could it be coincidence?
"It could be coincidence but..."
But after 25 years in a hospice working with people, many of whom were pronounced dead but then miraculously survived the account of what they actually experienced were so strikingly similar it couldn't just be coincidence.
It's not a coincidence that the marks that could identify him are mutilated.
So it just be coincidence that somebody posted a craigslist ad an hour ago that says, looking for Sophie B. Hawkins,
Look, whatever it is in here that made you consider agent Morgan a suspect has to be coincidencE
- Help me to, because it can't be coincidence that you took a job here given Grayson Global's complicated connection to that flight, to David Clarke.
It was probably just some terrible coincidence.
Despite possible coincidences, this film is fictional.
Criminal coincidence, a couple days.
A fortunate coincidence for all involved.
- I mean, just coincidence.

it could be coincidenc

This phrase is incorrect due to the missing final 'e' in 'coincidence.'

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In this book, lots of concidences happen.
The figures are too similar to 2004 for it to be just a conincidence.
Your arrival was only coincident with the execution of our objective.
It is not necessarily coincident with the co-ordination point.
Efavirenz or lamivudine resistance either preceded or was coincident with the development of K65R in all cases.
It is not a coincidence that the Year has been declared to coincide with the Olympic Games.
It's no coincident that the morgues are placed adjacent to the hospitals.
The coincident invasion of a host the fireman and an environment that raised his body temperature above 98.6.
"depth" means an elevation property measured along a plumb line in a direction coincident to Earth's gravity field (downwards).
What a coincident that all HAEDONG investors are here
That period of eruption is pretty coincident with the extinction 65 million years ago, as well.
Their brief appearance coincided with the anyon sweep.
Fingerprints found the glass coincided with those of my partner...
This development coincided with the increased imports.
This also coincided with a decrease in Union consumption.
'Maybe it was a coincidence.'
The fact that the date given in that statement coincides with the end of the negotiations in 2003 is surely not a coincidence.
See, it's no coincidence that the restraining order you filed against Peter just happened to coincide with Howie here announcing his candidacy in the State Assembly.
Went missing two weeks ago, coinciding with Cara's first sensing of him.
Production increased by 19 % between 1996 and 1997, coinciding with an increase in consumption.

Alternatives:

it could be coincidence
it might be a coincidence
it may just be a coincidence
it's possible that it's a coincidence
perhaps it's just a coincidence

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That could be coincidence vs it could be coincidenc