Which to use
“coinciden” and “coincidían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,487
- “coinciden” frequency rank
- #39,643
- “coincidían” frequency rank
- 48130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coinciden | coincidían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de coincidir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de coincidir. |
Where the eye mixes coinciden and coincidían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. coinciden 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 coinciden and coincidían
A purely visual mix-up. coinciden ([kõjnˈsið̞ẽn]) 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 48130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coinciden is recorded at frequency rank #8,487, classified as averb, pronounced [kõjnˈsið̞ẽn]. 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 48130, this pair ranks #116,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coinciden vs coincidían
Shared letters: cdino. Private to "coinciden": e. Private to "coincidían": aí.
"coinciden" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC · "coincidían" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coinciden ← ccoinciden · cionciden · coicniden · coincciden · coincdien · coincidden · coincidenn · coincidne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coinciden" for "coincidían" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coinciden" vs "coincidían" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "coinciden" and "coincidían" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coinciden" 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 #116,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coinciden" and "coincidían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coincidían vs coincidido". 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 #116,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.