Which to use
“vencen” and “vengan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,294
- “vencen” frequency rank
- #3,601
- “vengan” frequency rank
- 33895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vencen | vengan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vencer o de vencerse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vengar o de vengarse. |
Where the eye mixes vencen and vengan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vencen and vengan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vencen and vengan
A purely visual mix-up. vencen ([ˈbẽnsẽn]) and vengan ([ˈbẽŋgãn]) 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 33895, 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]. vengan is at rank #3,601, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbẽŋgãn].
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 33895, this pair ranks #194,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vencen vs vengan
Shared letters: env. Private to "vencen": c. Private to "vengan": ag.
"vencen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vengan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vencen" for "vengan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vencen" vs "vengan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "vencen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vengan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vencen" and "vengan" 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 #194,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.