Which to use
“coinciden” and “coincidió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,487
- “coinciden” frequency rank
- #17,074
- “coincidió” frequency rank
- 25561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coinciden | coincidió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 coinciden and coincidió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. coinciden (CVVCCVCVC) and coincidió (CVVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: coinciden vs coincidió
A purely visual mix-up. coinciden ([kõjnˈsið̞ẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25561, 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]. 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 25561, this pair ranks #235,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coinciden vs coincidió
Shared letters: cdino. Private to "coinciden": e. Private to "coincidió": ó.
"coinciden" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC · "coincidió" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coinciden ← ccoinciden · cionciden · coicniden · coincciden · coincdien · coincidden · coincidenn · coincidne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coinciden" and "coincidió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "coinciden" vs "coincidió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "coinciden" and "coincidió" 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 "coincidió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coinciden" 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 #235,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.