Which to use
“vencido” and “venció” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,741
- “vencido” frequency rank
- #9,744
- “venció” frequency rank
- 16485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vencido | venció |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de vencer. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de vencer o de vencerse. |
Where the eye mixes vencido and venció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vencido vs venció
A purely visual mix-up. vencido ([bẽnˈsið̞o]) and venció ([bẽnˈsjo]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vencido is recorded at frequency rank #6,741, classified as averb, pronounced [bẽnˈsið̞o]. venció is at rank #9,744, tagged as averb, pronounced [bẽnˈsjo].
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 16485, this pair ranks #275,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vencido vs venció
Shared letters: ceinv. Private to "vencido": do. Private to "venció": ó.
"vencido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "venció" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vencido ← bencido · evncido · vecnido · venccido · vencdio · venciddo · venciod · venicdo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vencido" for "venció" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vencido" vs "venció" - 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 "vencido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "venció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vencido" and "venció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "venció vs vento". 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 #275,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.