vendívsventeTell them apart

Which to use

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

#28,597
“vendí” frequency rank
#23,985
“vente” frequency rank
52582
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vendí vente
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de vender o de venderse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de venirse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes vendí and vente

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vendí and vente follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
vendí
5 ch
vente

Why the eye confuses vendí with vente

A purely visual mix-up. vendí ([bẽn̪ˈd̪i]) and vente ([ˈbẽn̪t̪e]) 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 52582, 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]. vente is at rank #23,985, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbẽn̪t̪e].

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 52582, this pair ranks #92,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vendí vs vente

Shared letters: env. Private to "vendí": dí. Private to "vente": t.

"vendí" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "vente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vente ← bente · evnte · venet · vennte · ventte · vetne · vnete · vvente

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vendí" and "vente" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bẽn̪ˈd̪i] versus [ˈbẽn̪t̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vendí" or "vente" show up more?
"vente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,985 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.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vendí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #92,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vendí" and "vente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ved vs vendí". 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 #92,022 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