vendívsvenidConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#28,597
“vendí” frequency rank
#28,193
“venid” frequency rank
56790
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vendí venid
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de vender o de venderse. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de venir.

Where the eye mixes vendí and venid

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

5 ch
vendí
5 ch
venid

Why the eye confuses vendí with venid

A purely visual mix-up. vendí ([bẽn̪ˈd̪i]) and venid ([beˈnið̞]) 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 56790, 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]. venid is at rank #28,193, tagged as averb, pronounced [beˈnið̞].

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 56790, this pair ranks #73,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vendí vs venid

Shared letters: denv. Private to "vendí": í. Private to "venid": i.

"vendí" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "venid" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • venid ← benid · evnid · veind · vendi · venidd · vennid · vneid · vvenid

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vendí" and "venid" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bẽn̪ˈd̪i] versus [beˈnið̞]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vendí" or "venid"?
"venid" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,193 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "vendí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "venid" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vendí" and "venid" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "venías vs venid". 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 #73,109 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