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.
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
- coincidan ← ccoincidan · cioncidan · coicnidan · coinccidan · coincdian · coinciadn · coincidann · coinciddan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coincidan" and "coincidían" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "coincidan" vs "coincidían" - which ranks higher?
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.