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Which to use

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

#6,888
“coincide” frequency rank
#17,909
“coincido” frequency rank
24797
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coincide coincido
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de coincidir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de coincidir.

Where the eye mixes coincide and coincido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. coincide and coincido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
coincide
8 ch
coincido

Look-alike desk: coincide vs coincido

A purely visual mix-up. coincide ([kõjnˈsið̞e]) and coincido ([kõjnˈsið̞o]) 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 a single letter - e in “coincide” becomes o in “coincido”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24797, 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]. coincido is at rank #17,909, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõjnˈsið̞o].

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 24797, this pair ranks #239,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of coincide vs coincido

Shared letters: cdino. Private to "coincide": e. Private to "coincido": -.

"coincide" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV  ·  "coincido" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coincide ← ccoincide · cioncide · coicnide · coinccide · coincdie · coincidde · coincied · coinicde
  • coincido ← ccoincido · cioncido · coicnido · coinccido · coincdio · coinciddo · coinciod · coinicdo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "coincide" for "coincido" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõjnˈsið̞e] versus [kõjnˈsið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "coincide" or "coincido"?
"coincide" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,888 in our Spanish list, against #17,909 for "coincido". 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 "coincide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "coincido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #239,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coincide" and "coincido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coincido vs concedo". 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 #239,432 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