frequency illusion

is the illusion in which a word or number suddenly seems to appear with improbable frequency.

Frequency illusion: The illusion in which a word, a name, or other thing that has recently come to one's attention suddenly seems to appear with improbable frequency shortly afterwards (not to be confused with the recency illusion or selection bias).[41] This illusion may explain some examples of the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon, whereby someone hears a new word or phrase repeatedly in a short span of time.

frequency illusion, n.Definitions

frequency illusion