Which to use
“vendan” is a verb and “vendas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,899
- “vendan” frequency rank
- #23,984
- “vendas” frequency rank
- 43883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vendan | vendas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de vender o de venderse. | Forma del plural de venda. |
Where the eye mixes vendan and vendas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vendan and vendas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vendan and vendas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vendan is [ˈbẽn̪d̪ãn] while vendas is [ˈbẽn̪d̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “vendan” becomes s in “vendas”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vendan is recorded at frequency rank #19,899, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbẽn̪d̪ãn]. vendas is at rank #23,984, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbẽn̪d̪as].
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 43883, this pair ranks #140,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vendan vs vendas
Shared letters: adenv. Private to "vendan": -. Private to "vendas": s.
"vendan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vendas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vendan" and "vendas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vendan" or "vendas" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vendan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vendas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vendan" and "vendas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vendas vs venías". 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 #140,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.