Which to use
“coincida” and “coincidían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,267
- “coincida” frequency rank
- #39,643
- “coincidían” frequency rank
- 70910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coincida | coincidían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de coincidir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de coincidir. |
Where the eye mixes coincida and coincidían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. coincida runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against coincidían's 10 (CVVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses coincida with coincidían
A purely visual mix-up. coincida ([kõjnˈsið̞a]) and coincidían ([kõjnsiˈð̞iãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coincida is recorded at frequency rank #31,267, classified as averb, pronounced [kõjnˈsið̞a]. coincidían is at rank #39,643, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõjnsiˈð̞iãn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 70910, this pair ranks #28,658 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coincida vs coincidían
Shared letters: acdino. Private to "coincida": -. Private to "coincidían": í.
"coincida" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "coincidían" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coincida ← ccoincida · cioncida · coicnida · coinccida · coincdia · coinciad · coincidda · coinicda
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coincida" and "coincidían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "coincida" vs "coincidían" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "coincida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coincidían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,658 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coincida" and "coincidían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coincidían vs coincidido". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #28,658 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.