Which to use
“coincidan” and “coincidía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,982
- “coincidan” frequency rank
- #36,472
- “coincidía” frequency rank
- 73454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coincidan | coincidía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de coincidir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de coincidir. |
Where the eye mixes coincidan and coincidía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. coincidan (CVVCCVCVC) and coincidía (CVVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between coincidan and coincidía
A purely visual mix-up. coincidan ([kõjnˈsið̞ãn]) and coincidía ([kõjnsiˈð̞ia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73454, 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]. coincidía is at rank #36,472, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõjnsiˈð̞ia].
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 73454, this pair ranks #23,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coincidan vs coincidía
Shared letters: acdino. Private to "coincidan": -. Private to "coincidía": í.
"coincidan" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC · "coincidía" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coincidan ← ccoincidan · cioncidan · coicnidan · coinccidan · coincdian · coinciadn · coincidann · coinciddan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coincidan" and "coincidía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "coincidan" or "coincidía"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "coincidan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coincidía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coincidan" and "coincidía" 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 #23,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.