Which to use
“venció” and “vendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,744
- “venció” frequency rank
- #7,374
- “vendió” frequency rank
- 17118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | venció | vendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de vencer o de vencerse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de vender o de venderse. |
Where the eye mixes venció and vendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. venció and vendió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses venció with vendió
A purely visual mix-up. venció ([bẽnˈsjo]) and vendió ([bẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 a single letter - c in “venció” becomes d in “vendió”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
venció is recorded at frequency rank #9,744, classified as averb, pronounced [bẽnˈsjo]. vendió is at rank #7,374, tagged as averb, pronounced [bẽn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 17118, this pair ranks #273,475 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of venció vs vendió
Shared letters: einvó. Private to "venció": c. Private to "vendió": d.
"venció" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "vendió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "venció" and "vendió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "venció" or "vendió" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "venció" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vendió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,475 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "venció" and "vendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "venció vs vento". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #273,475 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.