vencevsvengoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,885
“vence” frequency rank
#2,960
“vengo” frequency rank
14845
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vence vengo
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vencer o de vencerse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de venir o de venirse.

Where the eye mixes vence and vengo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
vence
5 ch
vengo

Why the eye confuses vence with vengo

A purely visual mix-up. vence ([ˈbẽnse]) and vengo ([ˈbẽŋgo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14845, 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]. vengo is at rank #2,960, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbẽŋgo].

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 14845, this pair ranks #282,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vence vs vengo

Shared letters: env. Private to "vence": c. Private to "vengo": go.

"vence" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "vengo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vencebence · evnce · vecne · vencce · venec · vennce · vense · vnece
  • vengobengo · evngo · vegno · venggo · venngo · venog · vnego · vvengo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vence" for "vengo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbẽnse] versus [ˈbẽŋgo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vence" vs "vengo" - which ranks higher?
"vengo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,960 in our Spanish list, against #11,885 for "vence". 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 "vence" and "vengo" 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 "vengo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #282,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vence" and "vengo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vence vs venza". 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 #282,508 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