Which to use
“veces” is a noun and “vencen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #178
- “veces” frequency rank
- #30,294
- “vencen” frequency rank
- 30472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veces | vencen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de vez. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vencer o de vencerse. |
Where the eye mixes veces and vencen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. veces runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against vencen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between veces and vencen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: veces is [ˈbeses] while vencen is [ˈbẽnsẽn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veces is recorded at frequency rank #178, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbeses]. vencen is at rank #30,294, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbẽnsẽn].
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 30472, this pair ranks #211,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of veces vs vencen
Shared letters: cev. Private to "veces": s. Private to "vencen": n.
"veces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vencen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "veces" and "vencen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "veces" or "vencen" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "veces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vencen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veces" and "vencen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vencen vs vencerá". 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 #211,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.