vencidosvsvendadosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#15,987
“vencidos” frequency rank
#41,122
“vendados” frequency rank
57109
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vencidos vendados
Definition Forma del plural de vencido, participio de vencer. Forma del plural de vendado, participio de vendar.

Where the eye mixes vencidos and vendados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vencidos and vendados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
vencidos
8 ch
vendados

Look-alike desk: vencidos vs vendados

A purely visual mix-up. vencidos ([bẽnˈsið̞os]) and vendados ([bẽn̪ˈd̪að̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vencidos is recorded at frequency rank #15,987, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [bẽnˈsið̞os]. vendados is at rank #41,122, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [bẽn̪ˈd̪að̞os].

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 57109, this pair ranks #71,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vencidos vs vendados

Shared letters: denosv. Private to "vencidos": ci. Private to "vendados": a.

"vencidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "vendados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vencidosbencidos · evncidos · vecnidos · venccidos · vencdios · venciddos · vencidoss · vencidso
  • vendadosbendados · evndados · vednados · vendaddos · vendadoss · vendadso · vendaods · venddados

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vencidos" and "vendados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bẽnˈsið̞os] versus [bẽn̪ˈd̪að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vencidos" vs "vendados" - which ranks higher?
"vencidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,987 in our Spanish list, against #41,122 for "vendados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "vencidos" and "vendados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vencidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vendados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #71,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vencidos" and "vendados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vedado vs vendados". 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 #71,815 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