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

#16,047
“coincidiendo” frequency rank
#40,206
“concediendo” frequency rank
56253
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coincidiendo concediendo
Definition Gerundio de coincidir. Gerundio de conceder.

Where the eye mixes coincidiendo and concediendo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. coincidiendo runs 12 letters (CVVCCVCVVCCV) against concediendo's 11 (CVCCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
coincidiendo
11 ch
concediendo

Visual trap between coincidiendo and concediendo

A purely visual mix-up. coincidiendo ([kõjnsiˈð̞jẽn̪d̪o]) and concediendo ([kõnseˈð̞jẽn̪d̪o]) 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 56253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

coincidiendo is recorded at frequency rank #16,047, classified as averb, pronounced [kõjnsiˈð̞jẽn̪d̪o]. concediendo is at rank #40,206, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnseˈð̞jẽn̪d̪o].

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 56253, this pair ranks #75,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of coincidiendo vs concediendo

Shared letters: cdeino. Private to "coincidiendo": -. Private to "concediendo": -.

"coincidiendo" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCVVCCV  ·  "concediendo" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coincidiendo ← ccoincidiendo · cioncidiendo · coicnidiendo · coinccidiendo · coincdiiendo · coinciddiendo · coincideindo · coincidiedno
  • concediendo ← cconcediendo · cnocediendo · cocnediendo · conccediendo · concdeiendo · conceddiendo · concedeindo · concediedno

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "coincidiendo" and "concediendo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõjnsiˈð̞jẽn̪d̪o] versus [kõnseˈð̞jẽn̪d̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "coincidiendo" vs "concediendo" - which ranks higher?
"coincidiendo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,047 in our Spanish list, against #40,206 for "concediendo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "coincidiendo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "concediendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #75,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coincidiendo" and "concediendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concediendo vs conteniendo". 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 #75,382 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