Which to use
“vendan” and “vendían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,899
- “vendan” frequency rank
- #19,592
- “vendían” frequency rank
- 39491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vendan | vendían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de vender o de venderse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de vender o de venderse. |
Where the eye mixes vendan and vendían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vendan runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against vendían's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vendan and vendían
A purely visual mix-up. vendan ([ˈbẽn̪d̪ãn]) and vendían ([bẽn̪ˈd̪iãn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39491, 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]. vendían is at rank #19,592, tagged as averb, pronounced [bẽn̪ˈd̪iãn].
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 39491, this pair ranks #164,175 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vendan vs vendían
Shared letters: adenv. Private to "vendan": -. Private to "vendían": í.
"vendan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vendían" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vendan ← bendan · evndan · vednan · venadn · vendann · venddan · vendna · venndan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vendan" for "vendían" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vendan" vs "vendían" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "vendían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,175 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vendan" and "vendían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vendan 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 #164,175 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.