vendenvsvienenWhich spelling fits?

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“venden” and “vienen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,667
“venden” frequency rank
#1,276
“vienen” frequency rank
5943
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature venden vienen
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vender o de venderse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de venir o de venirse.

Where the eye mixes venden and vienen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
venden
6 ch
vienen

Why the eye confuses venden with vienen

A purely visual mix-up. venden ([ˈbẽn̪d̪ẽn]) and vienen ([ˈbjenẽn]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

venden is recorded at frequency rank #4,667, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbẽn̪d̪ẽn]. vienen is at rank #1,276, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbjenẽn].

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 5943, this pair ranks #312,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of venden vs vienen

Shared letters: env. Private to "venden": d. Private to "vienen": i.

"venden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "vienen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vendenbenden · evnden · vednen · vendden · vendenn · vendne · venedn · vennden
  • vienenbienen · ivenen · veinen · vieenn · vienenn · viennen · vineen · vvienen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "venden" for "vienen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbẽn̪d̪ẽn] versus [ˈbjenẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "venden" vs "vienen" - which ranks higher?
"vienen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,276 in our Spanish list, against #4,667 for "venden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "venden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vienen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #312,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "venden" and "vienen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vienen vs Vivien". 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 #312,226 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