Which to use
“vencido” is a verb and “venida” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,741
- “vencido” frequency rank
- #20,228
- “venida” frequency rank
- 26969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vencido | venida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de vencer. | Forma del femenino de venido, participio de venir o de venirse. |
Where the eye mixes vencido and venida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vencido and venida
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vencido is [bẽnˈsið̞o] while venida is [beˈnið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26969, 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]. venida is at rank #20,228, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [beˈnið̞a].
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 26969, this pair ranks #229,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vencido vs venida
Shared letters: deinv. Private to "vencido": co. Private to "venida": a.
"vencido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "venida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vencido" and "venida" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vencido" or "venida" show up more?
What to do next
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 "venida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vencido" and "venida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "venías vs venida". 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 #229,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.