Which to use
“veneno” is a noun and “vienen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,375
- “veneno” frequency rank
- #1,276
- “vienen” frequency rank
- 8651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veneno | vienen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sustancia que, introducida en el organismo, altera o incluso destruye las funciones vitales. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de venir o de venirse. |
Where the eye mixes veneno and vienen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. veneno (CVCVCV) and vienen (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses veneno with vienen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: veneno is [beˈneno] while vienen is [ˈbjenẽn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veneno is recorded at frequency rank #7,375, classified as anoun, pronounced [beˈneno]. vienen is at rank #1,276, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbjenẽn].
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 8651, this pair ranks #304,379 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of veneno vs vienen
Shared letters: env. Private to "veneno": o. Private to "vienen": i.
"veneno" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "vienen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "veneno" for "vienen" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "veneno" or "vienen" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "veneno" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vienen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,379 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veneno" and "vienen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veneno vs vento". 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 #304,379 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.