vendívsvenidaWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#28,597
“vendí” frequency rank
#20,228
“venida” frequency rank
48825
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vendí venida
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de vender o de venderse. Forma del femenino de venido, participio de venir o de venirse.

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
vendí
6 ch
venida

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vendí is [bẽn̪ˈd̪i] while venida is [beˈnið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 48825, 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]. venida is at rank #20,228, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [beˈnið̞a].

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 48825, this pair ranks #112,315 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vendí vs venida

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

"vendí" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "venida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • venidabenida · evnida · veinda · vendia · veniad · vennida · vneida · vvenida

Frequency comparison

vendí#28,597
venida#20,228

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vendí" and "venida" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vendí" is a verb and "venida" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vendí" or "venida"?
"venida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,228 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 venida

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 “venida”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vendí” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list