Which to use
“vencidas” and “vencidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,595
- “vencidas” frequency rank
- #15,987
- “vencidos” frequency rank
- 56582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vencidas | vencidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de vencido, participio de vencer. | Forma del plural de vencido, participio de vencer. |
Where the eye mixes vencidas and vencidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vencidas and vencidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vencidas and vencidos
A purely visual mix-up. vencidas ([bẽnˈsið̞as]) and vencidos ([bẽnˈsið̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “vencidas” becomes o in “vencidos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vencidas is recorded at frequency rank #40,595, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [bẽnˈsið̞as]. vencidos is at rank #15,987, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [bẽnˈsið̞os].
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 56582, this pair ranks #74,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vencidas vs vencidos
Shared letters: cdeinsv. Private to "vencidas": a. Private to "vencidos": o.
"vencidas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "vencidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vencidas" and "vencidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vencidas" or "vencidos" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vencidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vencidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vencidas" and "vencidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vencidas 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 #74,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.