vencimientovsvencimientosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#13,583
“vencimiento” frequency rank
#46,269
“vencimientos” frequency rank
59852
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vencimiento vencimientos
Definition Plazo de una deuda Forma del plural de vencimiento.

Where the eye mixes vencimiento and vencimientos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. vencimiento runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVVCCV) against vencimientos's 12 (CVCCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
vencimiento
12 ch
vencimientos

Visual trap between vencimiento and vencimientos

A purely visual mix-up. vencimiento ([bẽnsiˈmjẽn̪t̪o]) and vencimientos ([bẽnsiˈmjẽn̪t̪os]) 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 extra letter(s) - “vencimiento” sits inside “vencimientos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vencimiento is recorded at frequency rank #13,583, classified as anoun, pronounced [bẽnsiˈmjẽn̪t̪o]. vencimientos is at rank #46,269, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bẽnsiˈmjẽn̪t̪os].

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 59852, this pair ranks #61,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vencimiento vs vencimientos

Shared letters: ceimnotv. Private to "vencimiento": -. Private to "vencimientos": s.

"vencimiento" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCV  ·  "vencimientos" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vencimiento ← bencimiento · evncimiento · vecnimiento · venccimiento · venciimento · vencimeinto · vencimiennto · vencimienot
  • vencimientos ← bencimientos · evncimientos · vecnimientos · venccimientos · venciimentos · vencimeintos · vencimienntos · vencimienots

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vencimiento" for "vencimientos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bẽnsiˈmjẽn̪t̪o] versus [bẽnsiˈmjẽn̪t̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vencimiento" vs "vencimientos" - which ranks higher?
"vencimiento" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,583 in our Spanish list, against #46,269 for "vencimientos". 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 "vencimiento" and "vencimientos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vencimiento" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vencimientos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #61,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • 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 #61,103 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