Which to use
“coincide” and “coincidió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,888
- “coincide” frequency rank
- #17,074
- “coincidió” frequency rank
- 23962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coincide | coincidió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de coincidir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de coincidir. |
Where the eye mixes coincide and coincidió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. coincide runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against coincidió's 9 (CVVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: coincide vs coincidió
A purely visual mix-up. coincide ([kõjnˈsið̞e]) and coincidió ([kõjnsiˈð̞jo]) 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 23962, 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]. coincidió is at rank #17,074, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõjnsiˈð̞jo].
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 23962, this pair ranks #243,364 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coincide vs coincidió
Shared letters: cdino. Private to "coincide": e. Private to "coincidió": ó.
"coincide" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "coincidió" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coincide ← ccoincide · cioncide · coicnide · coinccide · coincdie · coincidde · coincied · coinicde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coincide" and "coincidió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "coincide" or "coincidió" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "coincide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coincidió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,364 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coincide" and "coincidió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coincidían vs coincidió". 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 #243,364 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.