Which to use
“vendan” and “venías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,899
- “vendan” frequency rank
- #49,342
- “venías” frequency rank
- 69241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vendan | venías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de vender o de venderse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de venir o de venirse. |
Where the eye mixes vendan and venías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vendan (CVCCVC) and venías (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: vendan vs venías
A purely visual mix-up. vendan ([ˈbẽn̪d̪ãn]) and venías ([beˈnias]) 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 69241, 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]. venías is at rank #49,342, tagged as averb, pronounced [beˈnias].
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 69241, this pair ranks #32,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vendan vs venías
Shared letters: aenv. Private to "vendan": d. Private to "venías": sí.
"vendan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "venías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vendan ← bendan · evndan · vednan · venadn · vendann · venddan · vendna · venndan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vendan" for "venías" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vendan" or "venías"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vendan" and "venías" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vendan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "venías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vendan" and "venías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "venías vs veritas". 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 #32,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.