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

#8,487
“coinciden” frequency rank
#11,539
“coincidir” frequency rank
20026
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coinciden coincidir
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de coincidir. Tener características en común, estar en conformidad o concordar.

Where the eye mixes coinciden and coincidir

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

9 ch
coinciden
9 ch
coincidir

Look-alike desk: coinciden vs coincidir

A purely visual mix-up. coinciden ([kõjnˈsið̞ẽn]) and coincidir ([kõjnsiˈð̞iɾ]) 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 20026, 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]. coincidir is at rank #11,539, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõjnsiˈð̞iɾ].

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 20026, this pair ranks #261,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of coinciden vs coincidir

Shared letters: cdino. Private to "coinciden": e. Private to "coincidir": r.

"coinciden" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC  ·  "coincidir" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coinciden ← ccoinciden · cionciden · coicniden · coincciden · coincdien · coincidden · coincidenn · coincidne
  • coincidir ← ccoincidir · cioncidir · coicnidir · coinccidir · coincdiir · coinciddir · coincidirr · coincidri

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "coinciden" and "coincidir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõjnˈsið̞ẽn] versus [kõjnsiˈð̞iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "coinciden" or "coincidir"?
"coinciden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,487 in our Spanish list, against #11,539 for "coincidir". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "coinciden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "coincidir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #261,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coinciden" and "coincidir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coinciden vs conciben". 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 #261,132 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