veáisvsveníasTell them apart

Which to use

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

#35,810
“veáis” frequency rank
#49,342
“venías” frequency rank
85152
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature veáis venías
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de ver o de verse. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de venir o de venirse.

Where the eye mixes veáis and venías

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. veáis runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against venías's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
veáis
6 ch
venías

Look-alike desk: veáis vs venías

A purely visual mix-up. veáis ([beˈajs]) and venías ([beˈnias]) 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 85152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

veáis is recorded at frequency rank #35,810, classified as averb, pronounced [beˈajs]. venías is at rank #49,342, tagged as averb, pronounced [beˈnias].

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 85152, this pair ranks #6,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of veáis vs venías

Shared letters: esv. Private to "veáis": iá. Private to "venías": aní.

"veáis" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC  ·  "venías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "veáis" for "venías" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([beˈajs] versus [beˈnias]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "veáis" or "venías"?
"veáis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,810 in our Spanish list, against #49,342 for "venías". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "veáis" and "venías" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "veáis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "venías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #6,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "veáis" and "venías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "venías vs veritas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #6,383 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