coincidavsconcisaConfusable pair

Quick tell: coincida is a verb, concisa is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“coincida” is a verb and “concisa” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,267
“coincida” frequency rank
#30,823
“concisa” frequency rank
62090
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coincida concisa
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de coincidir. Forma del femenino singular de conciso.

Where the eye mixes coincida and concisa

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. coincida runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against concisa's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
coincida
7 ch
concisa

Why the eye confuses coincida with concisa

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: coincida is [kõjnˈsið̞a] while concisa is [kõnˈsisa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62090, 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]. concisa is at rank #30,823, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõnˈsisa].

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 62090, this pair ranks #53,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of coincida vs concisa

Shared letters: acino. Private to "coincida": d. Private to "concisa": s.

"coincida" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV  ·  "concisa" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coincidaccoincida · cioncida · coicnida · coinccida · coincdia · coinciad · coincidda · coinicda
  • concisacconcisa · cnocisa · cocnisa · conccisa · concias · concissa · concsia · conicsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "coincida" and "concisa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "coincida" is a verb and "concisa" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "coincida" or "concisa"?
"concisa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,823 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.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "coincida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "concisa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #53,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coincida" and "concisa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concisa vs cónica". 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 #53,179 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