Which to use
“vendan” and “vendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,899
- “vendan” frequency rank
- #7,374
- “vendió” frequency rank
- 27273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vendan | vendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de vender o de venderse. | 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 vendan and vendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vendan (CVCCVC) and vendió (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: vendan vs vendió
A purely visual mix-up. vendan ([ˈbẽn̪d̪ãn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27273, 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]. 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 27273, this pair ranks #227,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vendan vs vendió
Shared letters: denv. Private to "vendan": a. Private to "vendió": ió.
"vendan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vendió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vendan ← bendan · evndan · vednan · venadn · vendann · venddan · vendna · venndan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vendan" for "vendió" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vendan" or "vendió"?
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 "vendió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vendan" and "vendió" 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 #227,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.