coincidanvscoincidíanConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#36,982
“coincidan” frequency rank
#39,643
“coincidían” frequency rank
76625
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coincidan coincidían
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 coincidan and coincidían

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. coincidan runs 9 letters (CVVCCVCVC) against coincidían's 10 (CVVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
coincidan
10 ch
coincidían

Visual trap between coincidan and coincidían

A purely visual mix-up. coincidan ([kõjnˈsið̞ãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76625, 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]. 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 76625, this pair ranks #17,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of coincidan vs coincidían

Shared letters: acdino. Private to "coincidan": -. Private to "coincidían": í.

"coincidan" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC  ·  "coincidían" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coincidanccoincidan · cioncidan · coicnidan · coinccidan · coincdian · coinciadn · coincidann · coinciddan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "coincidan" and "coincidían" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõjnˈsið̞ãn] versus [kõjnsiˈð̞iãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "coincidan" vs "coincidían" - which ranks higher?
"coincidan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,982 in our Spanish list, against #39,643 for "coincidían". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "coincidían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #17,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coincidan" and "coincidían" 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 #17,393 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