Which to use
“coincidían” and “coincidió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,643
- “coincidían” frequency rank
- #17,074
- “coincidió” frequency rank
- 56717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coincidían | coincidió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto 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 coincidían and coincidió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. coincidían runs 10 letters (CVVCCVCVVC) against coincidió's 9 (CVVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: coincidían vs coincidió
A purely visual mix-up. coincidían ([kõjnsiˈð̞iãn]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coincidían is recorded at frequency rank #39,643, classified as averb, pronounced [kõjnsiˈð̞iãn]. 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 56717, this pair ranks #73,412 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coincidían vs coincidió
Shared letters: cdino. Private to "coincidían": aí. Private to "coincidió": ó.
"coincidían" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVVC · "coincidió" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coincidían" and "coincidió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "coincidían" vs "coincidió" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "coincidían" and "coincidió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coincidían" 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 #73,412 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coincidían" and "coincidió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coincidían vs coincidido". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #73,412 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.