vencenvsventeWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#30,294
“vencen” frequency rank
#23,985
“vente” frequency rank
54279
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vencen vente
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vencer o de vencerse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de venirse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes vencen and vente

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

6 ch
vencen
5 ch
vente

Look-alike desk: vencen vs vente

A purely visual mix-up. vencen ([ˈbẽnsẽn]) and vente ([ˈbẽn̪t̪e]) 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 54279, 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]. vente is at rank #23,985, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbẽn̪t̪e].

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 54279, this pair ranks #84,039 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vencen vs vente

Shared letters: env. Private to "vencen": c. Private to "vente": t.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vencen ← bencen · evncen · vecnen · venccen · vencenn · vencne · venecn · venncen
  • vente ← bente · evnte · venet · vennte · ventte · vetne · vnete · vvente

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vencen" for "vente" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbẽnsẽn] versus [ˈbẽn̪t̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vencen" vs "vente" - which ranks higher?
"vente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,985 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "vencen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #84,039 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vencen" and "vente" 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 #84,039 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