Which to use
“vencida” is a noun and “vendidas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,756
- “vencida” frequency rank
- #17,010
- “vendidas” frequency rank
- 32766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vencida | vendidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de vencer o ser vencido. | Forma del femenino plural de vendido, participio de vender o de venderse. |
Where the eye mixes vencida and vendidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vencida runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against vendidas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vencida vs vendidas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vencida is [bẽnˈsið̞a] while vendidas is [bẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32766, 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]. vendidas is at rank #17,010, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [bẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as].
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 32766, this pair ranks #200,308 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vencida vs vendidas
Shared letters: adeinv. Private to "vencida": c. Private to "vendidas": s.
"vencida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "vendidas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vencida" and "vendidas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vencida" or "vendidas" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "vencida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vendidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,308 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vencida" and "vendidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vendidas vs venías". 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 #200,308 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.