Which to use
“coincidió” and “coincido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,074
- “coincidió” frequency rank
- #17,909
- “coincido” frequency rank
- 34983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coincidió | coincido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de coincidir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de coincidir. |
Where the eye mixes coincidió and coincido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. coincidió runs 9 letters (CVVCCVCVV) against coincido's 8 (CVVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between coincidió and coincido
A purely visual mix-up. coincidió ([kõjnsiˈð̞jo]) and coincido ([kõjnˈsið̞o]) 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 34983, 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]. coincido is at rank #17,909, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõjnˈsið̞o].
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 34983, this pair ranks #188,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coincidió vs coincido
Shared letters: cdino. Private to "coincidió": ó. Private to "coincido": -.
"coincidió" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVV · "coincido" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coincido ← ccoincido · cioncido · coicnido · coinccido · coincdio · coinciddo · coinciod · coinicdo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coincidió" for "coincido" ever safe?
Which is more common, "coincidió" or "coincido"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "coincidió" and "coincido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coincidió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coincido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coincidió" and "coincido" 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 #188,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.