vendíanvsvendrásTell them apart

Which to use

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

#19,592
“vendían” frequency rank
#25,087
“vendrás” frequency rank
44679
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vendían vendrás
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de vender o de venderse. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de venir o de venirse.

Where the eye mixes vendían and vendrás

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

7 ch
vendían
7 ch
vendrás

Look-alike desk: vendían vs vendrás

A purely visual mix-up. vendían ([bẽn̪ˈd̪iãn]) and vendrás ([bẽn̪ˈd̪ɾas]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vendían is recorded at frequency rank #19,592, classified as averb, pronounced [bẽn̪ˈd̪iãn]. vendrás is at rank #25,087, tagged as averb, pronounced [bẽn̪ˈd̪ɾas].

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 44679, this pair ranks #135,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vendían vs vendrás

Shared letters: denv. Private to "vendían": aí. Private to "vendrás": rsá.

"vendían" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "vendrás" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vendían" for "vendrás" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bẽn̪ˈd̪iãn] versus [bẽn̪ˈd̪ɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vendían" vs "vendrás" - which ranks higher?
"vendían" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,592 in our Spanish list, against #25,087 for "vendrás". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "vendían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vendrás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #135,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vendían" and "vendrás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vendrás vs venías". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #135,706 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