Which to use
“vencida” is a noun and “vencido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,756
- “vencida” frequency rank
- #6,741
- “vencido” frequency rank
- 22497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vencida | vencido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de vencer o ser vencido. | Participio de vencer. |
Where the eye mixes vencida and vencido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vencida and vencido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vencida vs vencido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vencida is [bẽnˈsið̞a] while vencido is [bẽnˈsið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “vencida” becomes o in “vencido”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vencida is recorded at frequency rank #15,756, classified as anoun, pronounced [bẽnˈsið̞a]. vencido is at rank #6,741, tagged as averb, pronounced [bẽnˈsið̞o].
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 22497, this pair ranks #250,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vencida vs vencido
Shared letters: cdeinv. Private to "vencida": a. Private to "vencido": o.
"vencida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "vencido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vencida" for "vencido" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vencida" or "vencido"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vencida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vencido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vencida" and "vencido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vencerá vs vencida". 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 #250,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.