vendersevsvendesWhich spelling fits?

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

#26,271
“venderse” frequency rank
#21,528
“vendes” frequency rank
47799
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature venderse vendes
Definition Obtener determinado nivel de ventas o de aceptación pública. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de vendar.

Where the eye mixes venderse and vendes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. venderse runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against vendes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
venderse
6 ch
vendes

Look-alike desk: venderse vs vendes

A purely visual mix-up. venderse ([bẽn̪ˈd̪eɾse]) and vendes ([ˈbẽn̪d̪es]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

venderse is recorded at frequency rank #26,271, classified as averb, pronounced [bẽn̪ˈd̪eɾse]. vendes is at rank #21,528, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbẽn̪d̪es].

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 47799, this pair ranks #118,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of venderse vs vendes

Shared letters: densv. Private to "venderse": r. Private to "vendes": -.

"venderse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "vendes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • venderse ← benderse · evnderse · vednerse · vendderse · venderce · venderes · venderrse · vendersse
  • vendes ← bendes · evndes · vednes · venddes · vendess · vendse · veneds · venndes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "venderse" for "vendes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bẽn̪ˈd̪eɾse] versus [ˈbẽn̪d̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "venderse" or "vendes" show up more?
"vendes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,528 in our Spanish list, against #26,271 for "venderse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "venderse" and "vendes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "venderse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #118,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "venderse" and "vendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vendes 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 #118,027 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