This is the 212th most frequent Russian word.
встречи
"Meetings" or "encounters."
Here, 'встречи' refers to scheduled professional or formal meetings.
У меня сегодня две встречи.
I have two meetings today.
In this case, 'встреча' signifies an unplanned or accidental encounter.
На дороге по пути домой я столкнулся с ним случайно, и эта встреча стала неожиданной.
On the road to home, I ran into him accidentally, and this meeting was unexpected.
Here, 'встреча' denotes an encounter or gathering of friends or acquaintances.