vencevsvenceráTell them apart

Which to use

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

#11,885
“vence” frequency rank
#46,268
“vencerá” frequency rank
58153
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vence vencerá
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vencer o de vencerse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de vencer o de vencerse.

Where the eye mixes vence and vencerá

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vence runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against vencerá's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
vence
7 ch
vencerá

Look-alike desk: vence vs vencerá

A purely visual mix-up. vence ([ˈbẽnse]) and vencerá ([bẽnseˈɾa]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “vence” sits inside “vencerá”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vence is recorded at frequency rank #11,885, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbẽnse]. vencerá is at rank #46,268, tagged as averb, pronounced [bẽnseˈɾa].

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 58153, this pair ranks #67,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vence vs vencerá

Shared letters: cenv. Private to "vence": -. Private to "vencerá": rá.

"vence" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "vencerá" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vence ← bence · evnce · vecne · vencce · venec · vennce · vense · vnece

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vence" and "vencerá" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbẽnse] versus [bẽnseˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vence" or "vencerá"?
"vence" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,885 in our Spanish list, against #46,268 for "vencerá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "vence" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vencerá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vence" and "vencerá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vencerá vs vendiera". 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 #67,568 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