Which to use
“coincide” and “coinciden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,888
- “coincide” frequency rank
- #8,487
- “coinciden” frequency rank
- 15375
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coincide | coinciden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de coincidir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de coincidir. |
Where the eye mixes coincide and coinciden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. coincide runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against coinciden's 9 (CVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between coincide and coinciden
A purely visual mix-up. coincide ([kõjnˈsið̞e]) and coinciden ([kõjnˈsið̞ẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “coincide” sits inside “coinciden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15375, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coincide is recorded at frequency rank #6,888, classified as averb, pronounced [kõjnˈsið̞e]. coinciden is at rank #8,487, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõjnˈsið̞ẽn].
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 15375, this pair ranks #280,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coincide vs coinciden
Shared letters: cdeino. Private to "coincide": -. Private to "coinciden": -.
"coincide" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "coinciden" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coincide" for "coinciden" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coincide" vs "coinciden" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "coincide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coinciden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coincide" and "coinciden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coinciden vs conciben". 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 #280,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.