vendióvsvendríaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#7,374
“vendió” frequency rank
#7,642
“vendría” frequency rank
15016
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vendió vendría
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de vender o de venderse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de venir o de venirse.

Where the eye mixes vendió and vendría

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vendió runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against vendría's 7 (CVCCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
vendió
7 ch
vendría

Visual trap between vendió and vendría

A purely visual mix-up. vendió ([bẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) and vendría ([bẽn̪ˈd̪ɾia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15016, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vendió is recorded at frequency rank #7,374, classified as averb, pronounced [bẽn̪ˈd̪jo]. vendría is at rank #7,642, tagged as averb, pronounced [bẽn̪ˈd̪ɾia].

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 15016, this pair ranks #281,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vendió vs vendría

Shared letters: denv. Private to "vendió": ió. Private to "vendría": arí.

"vendió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "vendría" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vendió" for "vendría" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bẽn̪ˈd̪jo] versus [bẽn̪ˈd̪ɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vendió" or "vendría"?
"vendió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,374 in our Spanish list, against #7,642 for "vendría". 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 "vendió" and "vendría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vendió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vendría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #281,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vendió" and "vendría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vendió vs vento". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #281,816 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