vendívsventoTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#28,597
“vendí” frequency rank
#45,669
“vento” frequency rank
74266
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vendí vento
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de vender o de venderse. Dinero, en especial en efectivo.

Where the eye mixes vendí and vento

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vendí and vento 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
vento

Visual trap between vendí and vento

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vendí is [bẽn̪ˈd̪i] while vento is [ˈbẽn̪t̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74266, 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]. vento is at rank #45,669, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbẽn̪t̪o].

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 74266, this pair ranks #21,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vendí vs vento

Shared letters: env. Private to "vendí": dí. Private to "vento": ot.

"vendí" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "vento" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vento ← bento · evnto · vennto · venot · ventto · vetno · vneto · vvento

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vendí" and "vento" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vendí" is a verb and "vento" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "vendí" vs "vento" - which ranks higher?
"vendí" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,597 in our Spanish list, against #45,669 for "vento". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "vento" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #21,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vendí" and "vento" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vento vs venza". 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 #21,619 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