Which to use
“coincidió” and “coincidir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,074
- “coincidió” frequency rank
- #11,539
- “coincidir” frequency rank
- 28613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coincidió | coincidir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de coincidir. | Tener características en común, estar en conformidad o concordar. |
Where the eye mixes coincidió and coincidir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. coincidió (CVVCCVCVV) and coincidir (CVVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: coincidió vs coincidir
A purely visual mix-up. coincidió ([kõjnsiˈð̞jo]) 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 differ by a single letter - ó in “coincidió” becomes r in “coincidir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coincidió is recorded at frequency rank #17,074, classified as averb, pronounced [kõjnsiˈð̞jo]. 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 28613, this pair ranks #221,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coincidió vs coincidir
Shared letters: cdino. Private to "coincidió": ó. Private to "coincidir": r.
"coincidió" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVV · "coincidir" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coincidir ← ccoincidir · cioncidir · coicnidir · coinccidir · coincdiir · coinciddir · coincidirr · coincidri
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coincidió" for "coincidir" ever safe?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "coincidió" 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 #221,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coincidió" and "coincidir" 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 #221,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.