vencer

/[bẽnˈseɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,564

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

vencer is aSpanishverb. It means: Superar a un rival en una contienda Pronounced [bẽnˈseɾ]. It ranks #4,564 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with venir and vende.

Key facts for vencer
PropertyValue
Headwordvencer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bẽnˈseɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,564
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of vencer in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for vencer is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bẽnˈseɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,564 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for vencer, with forms such as "bencer", "evncer", and "vecner". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is vencer, spelled V-E-N-C-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bencer,evncer,vecner,venccer,vencerr,vencre,venecr,venncer,venser,vnecer,vvencer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vencer

Misspelling Variants of "vencer"

bencer6evncer6vecner6venccer7vencerr7vencre6venecr6venncer7
Misspelling Variants of "vencer"

Frequency rank: #4,564 in Spanish

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.