Which to use
“coincidan” and “coincide” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,982
- “coincidan” frequency rank
- #6,888
- “coincide” frequency rank
- 43870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coincidan | coincide |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de coincidir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de coincidir. |
Where the eye mixes coincidan and coincide
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses coincidan with coincide
A purely visual mix-up. coincidan ([kõjnˈsið̞ãn]) and coincide ([kõjnˈsið̞e]) 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 43870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coincidan is recorded at frequency rank #36,982, classified as averb, pronounced [kõjnˈsið̞ãn]. coincide is at rank #6,888, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõjnˈsið̞e].
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 43870, this pair ranks #140,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coincidan vs coincide
Shared letters: cdino. Private to "coincidan": a. Private to "coincide": e.
"coincidan" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC · "coincide" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coincidan" and "coincide" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "coincidan" or "coincide"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "coincidan" and "coincide" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coincidan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coincide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coincidan" and "coincide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coincidan vs concedan". 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 #140,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.