vendívsvendidaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: vendí is a verb, vendida is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vendí” is a verb and “vendida” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,597
“vendí” frequency rank
#15,988
“vendida” frequency rank
44585
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vendí vendida
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de vender o de venderse. Forma del femenino de vendido, participio de vender o de venderse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vendí and vendida apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
vendí
7 ch
vendida

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vendí is [bẽn̪ˈd̪i] while vendida is [bẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vendí is recorded at frequency rank #28,597, classified as averb, pronounced [bẽn̪ˈd̪i]. vendida is at rank #15,988, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [bẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a].

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 44585, this pair ranks #136,230 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vendí vs vendida

Shared letters: denv. Private to "vendí": í. Private to "vendida": ai.

"vendí" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "vendida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vendidabendida · evndida · vednida · venddia · venddida · vendiad · vendidda · venidda

Frequency comparison

vendí#28,597
vendida#15,988

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vendí" and "vendida" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vendí" is a verb and "vendida" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vendí" or "vendida"?
"vendida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,988 in our Spanish list, against #28,597 for "vendí". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering vendí vs vendida

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “vendí”; for a participle, it's “vendida”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vendí” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list