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

#17,909
“coincido” frequency rank
#37,510
“concedo” frequency rank
55419
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coincido concedo
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de coincidir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de conceder.

Where the eye mixes coincido and concedo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. coincido runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against concedo's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
coincido
7 ch
concedo

Why the eye confuses coincido with concedo

A purely visual mix-up. coincido ([kõjnˈsið̞o]) and concedo ([kõnˈseð̞o]) 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 55419, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

coincido is recorded at frequency rank #17,909, classified as averb, pronounced [kõjnˈsið̞o]. concedo is at rank #37,510, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnˈseð̞o].

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 55419, this pair ranks #78,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of coincido vs concedo

Shared letters: cdno. Private to "coincido": i. Private to "concedo": e.

"coincido" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV  ·  "concedo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coincidoccoincido · cioncido · coicnido · coinccido · coincdio · coinciddo · coinciod · coinicdo
  • concedocconcedo · cnocedo · cocnedo · conccedo · concdeo · conceddo · conceod · conecdo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "coincido" and "concedo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõjnˈsið̞o] versus [kõnˈseð̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "coincido" or "concedo"?
"coincido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,909 in our Spanish list, against #37,510 for "concedo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "coincido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "concedo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #78,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coincido" and "concedo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concedan 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 #78,972 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