Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vencido" and "vendo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vencido" vs "vendo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.