Which to use
“coincide” and “coincidía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,888
- “coincide” frequency rank
- #36,472
- “coincidía” frequency rank
- 43360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coincide | coincidía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de coincidir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de coincidir. |
Where the eye mixes coincide and coincidía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. coincide runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against coincidía's 9 (CVVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between coincide and coincidía
A purely visual mix-up. coincide ([kõjnˈsið̞e]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43360, 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]. 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 43360, this pair ranks #143,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coincide vs coincidía
Shared letters: cdino. Private to "coincide": e. Private to "coincidía": aí.
"coincide" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "coincidía" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coincide ← ccoincide · cioncide · coicnide · coinccide · coincdie · coincidde · coincied · coinicde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coincide" for "coincidía" ever safe?
Which is more common, "coincide" or "coincidía"?
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 "coincidía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coincide" and "coincidía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coincidía vs concedía". 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 #143,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.