Which to use
“venció” is a verb and “vento” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,744
- “venció” frequency rank
- #45,669
- “vento” frequency rank
- 55413
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | venció | vento |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de vencer o de vencerse. | Dinero, en especial en efectivo. |
Where the eye mixes venció and vento
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. venció runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against vento's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: venció vs vento
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: venció is [bẽnˈsjo] while vento is [ˈbẽn̪t̪o]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55413, 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]. vento is at rank #45,669, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbẽn̪t̪o].
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 55413, this pair ranks #79,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of venció vs vento
Shared letters: env. Private to "venció": ció. Private to "vento": ot.
"venció" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "vento" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vento ← bento · evnto · vennto · venot · ventto · vetno · vneto · vvento
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "venció" for "vento" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "venció" or "vento" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "vento" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "venció" and "vento" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vento vs venza". 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 #79,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.