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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.

5 ch
vende
6 ch
vendió

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?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbẽn̪d̪e] versus [bẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vende" vs "vendió" - which ranks higher?
"vende" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,600 in our Spanish list, against #7,374 for "vendió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list