vencidasvsvendidosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#40,595
“vencidas” frequency rank
#9,221
“vendidos” frequency rank
49816
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vencidas vendidos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de vencido, participio de vencer. Forma del plural de vendido, participio de vender o de venderse.

Where the eye mixes vencidas and vendidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vencidas and vendidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
vencidas
8 ch
vendidos

Look-alike desk: vencidas vs vendidos

A purely visual mix-up. vencidas ([bẽnˈsið̞as]) and vendidos ([bẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49816, 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]. vendidos is at rank #9,221, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [bẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞os].

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 49816, this pair ranks #106,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vencidas vs vendidos

Shared letters: deinsv. Private to "vencidas": ac. Private to "vendidos": o.

"vencidas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "vendidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vencidas ← bencidas · evncidas · vecnidas · venccidas · vencdias · venciads · vencidass · venciddas
  • vendidos ← bendidos · evndidos · vednidos · venddidos · venddios · vendiddos · vendidoss · vendidso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vencidas" and "vendidos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bẽnˈsið̞as] versus [bẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vencidas" or "vendidos"?
"vendidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,221 in our Spanish list, against #40,595 for "vencidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "vencidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vendidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #106,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vencidas" and "vendidos" 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 #106,672 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