Which to use
“vende” and “vendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,600
- “vende” frequency rank
- #7,374
- “vendió” frequency rank
- 10974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vende | vendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de vendar. | 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 vende and vendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vende runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against vendió's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vende vs vendió
A purely visual mix-up. vende ([ˈbẽn̪d̪e]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vende is recorded at frequency rank #3,600, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbẽn̪d̪e]. 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 10974, this pair ranks #296,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vende vs vendió
Shared letters: denv. Private to "vende": -. Private to "vendió": ió.
"vende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vendió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vende ← bende · evnde · vedne · vendde · vened · vennde · vnede · vvende
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vende" for "vendió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vende" vs "vendió" - 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 "vende" 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 #296,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vende" and "vendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vendió vs vento". 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 #296,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.