vencenvsvendeConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#30,294
“vencen” frequency rank
#3,600
“vende” frequency rank
33894
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vencen vende
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vencer o de vencerse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de vendar.

Where the eye mixes vencen and vende

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vencen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against vende's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
vencen
5 ch
vende

Look-alike desk: vencen vs vende

A purely visual mix-up. vencen ([ˈbẽnsẽn]) and vende ([ˈbẽn̪d̪e]) 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 33894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vencen is recorded at frequency rank #30,294, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbẽnsẽn]. vende is at rank #3,600, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbẽn̪d̪e].

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 33894, this pair ranks #194,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vencen vs vende

Shared letters: env. Private to "vencen": c. Private to "vende": d.

"vencen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "vende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vencen ← bencen · evncen · vecnen · venccen · vencenn · vencne · venecn · venncen
  • vende ← bende · evnde · vedne · vendde · vened · vennde · vnede · vvende

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vencen" for "vende" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbẽnsẽn] versus [ˈbẽn̪d̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vencen" vs "vende" - which ranks higher?
"vende" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,600 in our Spanish list, against #30,294 for "vencen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vencen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #194,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vencen" and "vende" 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 #194,326 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