coincidirvscoincidoWhat's the difference?

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

#11,539
“coincidir” frequency rank
#17,909
“coincido” frequency rank
29448
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coincidir coincido
Definition Tener características en común, estar en conformidad o concordar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de coincidir.

Where the eye mixes coincidir and coincido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. coincidir runs 9 letters (CVVCCVCVC) against coincido's 8 (CVVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
coincidir
8 ch
coincido

Why the eye confuses coincidir with coincido

A purely visual mix-up. coincidir ([kõjnsiˈð̞iɾ]) 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 29448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

coincidir is recorded at frequency rank #11,539, classified as averb, pronounced [kõjnsiˈð̞iɾ]. 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 29448, this pair ranks #216,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of coincidir vs coincido

Shared letters: cdino. Private to "coincidir": r. Private to "coincido": -.

"coincidir" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC  ·  "coincido" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coincidirccoincidir · cioncidir · coicnidir · coinccidir · coincdiir · coinciddir · coincidirr · coincidri
  • coincidoccoincido · cioncido · coicnido · coinccido · coincdio · coinciddo · coinciod · coinicdo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "coincidir" and "coincido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõjnsiˈð̞iɾ] versus [kõjnˈsið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "coincidir" or "coincido"?
"coincidir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,539 in our Spanish list, against #17,909 for "coincido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "coincidir" 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 #216,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coincidir" and "coincido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coincido vs concedo". 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 #216,958 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