vencidovsvenidoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#6,741
“vencido” frequency rank
#2,585
“venido” frequency rank
9326
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vencido venido
Definition Participio de vencer. Participio de venir o de venirse.

Where the eye mixes vencido and venido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
vencido
6 ch
venido

Why the eye confuses vencido with venido

A purely visual mix-up. vencido ([bẽnˈsið̞o]) and venido ([beˈnið̞o]) 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 9326, 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]. venido is at rank #2,585, tagged as averb, pronounced [beˈnið̞o].

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 9326, this pair ranks #302,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vencido vs venido

Shared letters: deinov. Private to "vencido": c. Private to "venido": -.

"vencido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "venido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vencidobencido · evncido · vecnido · venccido · vencdio · venciddo · venciod · venicdo
  • venidobenido · evnido · vendio · veniddo · veniod · vennido · vneido · vvenido

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vencido" and "venido" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bẽnˈsið̞o] versus [beˈnið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vencido" or "venido" show up more?
"venido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,585 in our Spanish list, against #6,741 for "vencido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "vencido" and "venido" 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 "venido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #302,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vencido" and "venido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "venías vs venido". 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 #302,249 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