vendesvsvendióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#21,528
“vendes” frequency rank
#7,374
“vendió” frequency rank
28902
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vendes vendió
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) 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 vendes and vendió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vendes (CVCCVC) and vendió (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
vendes
6 ch
vendió

Visual trap between vendes and vendió

A purely visual mix-up. vendes ([ˈbẽn̪d̪es]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vendes is recorded at frequency rank #21,528, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbẽn̪d̪es]. 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 28902, this pair ranks #219,660 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vendes vs vendió

Shared letters: denv. Private to "vendes": s. Private to "vendió": ió.

"vendes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "vendió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vendes ← bendes · evndes · vednes · venddes · vendess · vendse · veneds · venndes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vendes" and "vendió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbẽn̪d̪es] versus [bẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vendes" vs "vendió" - which ranks higher?
"vendió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,374 in our Spanish list, against #21,528 for "vendes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vendes" 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 #219,660 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vendes" and "vendió" 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 #219,660 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