Which to use
“vencido” and “vendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,741
- “vencido” frequency rank
- #7,374
- “vendió” frequency rank
- 14115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vencido | vendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de vencer. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de vender o de venderse. |
Where the eye mixes vencido and vendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vencido and vendió
A purely visual mix-up. vencido ([bẽnˈsið̞o]) and vendió ([bẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 14115, 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]. vendió is at rank #7,374, tagged as averb, pronounced [bẽn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 14115, this pair ranks #285,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vencido vs vendió
Shared letters: deinv. Private to "vencido": co. Private to "vendió": ó.
"vencido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "vendió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vencido ← bencido · evncido · vecnido · venccido · vencdio · venciddo · venciod · venicdo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vencido" and "vendió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vencido" or "vendió" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vencido" and "vendió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vencido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vendió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vencido" and "vendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vendió 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 #285,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.