vencidovsvendoWhat's the difference?

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

#6,741
“vencido” frequency rank
#9,222
“vendo” frequency rank
15963
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vencido vendo
Definition Participio de vencer. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de vender.

Where the eye mixes vencido and vendo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vencido runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against vendo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
vencido
5 ch
vendo

Look-alike desk: vencido vs vendo

A purely visual mix-up. vencido ([bẽnˈsið̞o]) and vendo ([ˈbẽn̪d̪o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15963, 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]. vendo is at rank #9,222, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbẽn̪d̪o].

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 15963, this pair ranks #278,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vencido vs vendo

Shared letters: denov. Private to "vencido": ci. Private to "vendo": -.

"vencido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "vendo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vencido ← bencido · evncido · vecnido · venccido · vencdio · venciddo · venciod · venicdo
  • vendo ← bendo · evndo · vedno · venddo · venndo · venod · vnedo · vvendo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vencido" and "vendo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bẽnˈsið̞o] versus [ˈbẽn̪d̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vencido" vs "vendo" - which ranks higher?
"vencido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,741 in our Spanish list, against #9,222 for "vendo". 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 "vencido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #278,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vencido" and "vendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ved vs vendo". 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 #278,058 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