Which to use
“vencidas” and “vendidas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,595
- “vencidas” frequency rank
- #17,010
- “vendidas” frequency rank
- 57605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vencidas | vendidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de vencido, participio de vencer. | Forma del femenino plural de vendido, participio de vender o de venderse. |
Where the eye mixes vencidas and vendidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vencidas and vendidas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses vencidas with vendidas
A purely visual mix-up. vencidas ([bẽnˈsið̞as]) and vendidas ([bẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as]) 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 - c in “vencidas” becomes d in “vendidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57605, 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]. 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 57605, this pair ranks #69,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vencidas vs vendidas
Shared letters: adeinsv. Private to "vencidas": c. Private to "vendidas": -.
"vencidas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "vendidas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vencidas" for "vendidas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vencidas" vs "vendidas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "vendidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vencidas" and "vendidas" 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 #69,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.