vencer

Name: vencer, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[bẽnˈseɾ]

/[bẽnˈseɾ]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“vencer” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,564. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,564
frequency rank, Spanish: 1,793
“V” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Superar a un rival en una contienda

Corpus desk

Index ES-vencer · vencer · Spanish

vencer · rank #4,564 · 11 variants · 17 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #4,564
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 1,793
PHOTO-FINISH utilización

Nearest frequency peer: utilización (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

tumba

95,440
usos

95,439
utilización

95,438
vencer

95,437
vivió

95,435
volvieron

95,434

What this shows “vencer” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vencer vs venir

67% similar

vencer vs vende

67% similar

vencer vs vente

67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for vencer
Property	Value
Headword	vencer
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[bẽnˈseɾ]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#4,564
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	17
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “vencer”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.vencercae aquí:

#4,564

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “utilización” (#4,563), “usos” (#4,562), “vivió” (#4,566). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vencer” va en #4,564. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around vencer (IPA [bẽnˈseɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,564 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for vencer, with forms such as "bencer", "evncer", and "vecner". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "venir", "vende", "vente", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is vencer, spelled V-E-N-C-E-R.

Definition

1
Superar a un rival en una contienda
2
Más generalmente, sobreponerse a un obstáculo o dificultad que impide la realización de una tarea
3
Dicho de una fuerza psíquica, como una emoción o la voluntad, superar la oposición que otras le ofrecen
4
Figuradamente, superar en algún rasgo o aspecto a otros
5
Desviar una cosa de la posición o forma que debería tener para cumplir su función

Synonyms

derrotar prevalecer

This word in other languages

defeat(English)vaincre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

bencer
evncer
vecner
venccer
vencerr
vencre
venecr
venncer
venser
vnecer
vvencer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vencer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "vencer"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vencer"?

"vencer" is spelled V-E-N-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bẽnˈseɾ].

What does "vencer" mean?

As a verb, "vencer" means: Superar a un rival en una contienda

What words are commonly confused with "vencer"?

"vencer" is commonly confused with "venir", "vende", "vente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "vencer"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vencer" is [bẽnˈseɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "vencer" come from?

"vencer" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vencer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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