Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coinciden" and "coincidir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "coinciden" or "coincidir"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.