Spanish Conversation · Level 105
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Spanish word
coincidencia
Pronunciation
IPA/koinθiˈðenθja/
Meaning
- feminine nouncoincidence
Example
Fue una coincidencia ver a María aquí.
Seeing María here was a coincidence.
More examples
Hubo una coincidencia en nuestras respuestas al cuestionario.
There was a match in our questionnaire responses.
Core concept
Accidental match of facts, dates, or opinions.
Common phrases
¡qué coincidencia!
what a coincidence
por pura coincidencia
by pure coincidence
coincidencia de fechas
overlap in dates
Similar words
casualidad: Unexpected unplanned event that happens by chance.
suerte: Good or bad luck that affects an event's outcome.
azar: Outcomes governed by randomness rather than intention.
Definition in Spanish
Palabra para indicar la coincidencia accidental de hechos, fechas u opiniones entre dos o más elementos.
Word origin
It comes from medieval Latin coincidere, formed from Latin co- 'together' and incidere 'to fall', literally 'to fall together'.
Usage tips
- Spanish commonly uses the verb coincidir for chance meetings or schedule matches, so phrases like 'no coinciden las fechas' or 'coincidimos' are more frequent than the noun.
Other meanings
- agreementnoun
- matchnoun
Opposites
- desacuerdodisagreementnoun
- discrepanciadiscrepancynoun
Related words
- coincidircoincideverb
- coincidentecoincidentadjective