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“coincida” and “coincidir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,267
“coincida” frequency rank
#11,539
“coincidir” frequency rank
42806
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coincida coincidir
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de coincidir. Tener características en común, estar en conformidad o concordar.

Where the eye mixes coincida and coincidir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. coincida runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against coincidir's 9 (CVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
coincida
9 ch
coincidir

Look-alike desk: coincida vs coincidir

A purely visual mix-up. coincida ([kõjnˈsið̞a]) and coincidir ([kõjnsiˈð̞iɾ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42806, 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]. coincidir is at rank #11,539, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõjnsiˈð̞iɾ].

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 42806, this pair ranks #146,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of coincida vs coincidir

Shared letters: cdino. Private to "coincida": a. Private to "coincidir": r.

"coincida" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV  ·  "coincidir" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coincida ← ccoincida · cioncida · coicnida · coinccida · coincdia · coinciad · coincidda · coinicda
  • coincidir ← ccoincidir · cioncidir · coicnidir · coinccidir · coincdiir · coinciddir · coincidirr · coincidri

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "coincida" and "coincidir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõjnˈsið̞a] versus [kõjnsiˈð̞iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "coincida" or "coincidir"?
"coincidir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,539 in our Spanish list, against #31,267 for "coincida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "coincida" and "coincidir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "coincida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "coincidir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #146,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coincida" and "coincidir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coincida vs coincidían". 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 #146,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list