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

#21,185
“vengar” frequency rank
#17,313
“vengarse” frequency rank
38498
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vengar vengarse
Definition Devolver una afrenta, un ataque o una ofensa hecho a alguien que no es uno mismo. Devolver una afrenta, un ataque o una ofensa recibida por uno mismo.

Where the eye mixes vengar and vengarse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vengar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against vengarse's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
vengar
8 ch
vengarse

Look-alike desk: vengar vs vengarse

A purely visual mix-up. vengar ([bẽŋˈgaɾ]) and vengarse ([bẽŋˈgaɾse]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “vengar” sits inside “vengarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vengar is recorded at frequency rank #21,185, classified as averb, pronounced [bẽŋˈgaɾ]. vengarse is at rank #17,313, tagged as averb, pronounced [bẽŋˈgaɾse].

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 38498, this pair ranks #169,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vengar vs vengarse

Shared letters: aegnrv. Private to "vengar": -. Private to "vengarse": s.

"vengar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "vengarse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vengar ← bengar · evngar · vegnar · venagr · vengarr · venggar · vengra · venngar
  • vengarse ← bengarse · evngarse · vegnarse · venagrse · vengarce · vengares · vengarrse · vengarsse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vengar" and "vengarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bẽŋˈgaɾ] versus [bẽŋˈgaɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vengar" vs "vengarse" - which ranks higher?
"vengarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,313 in our Spanish list, against #21,185 for "vengar". 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 "vengar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vengarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #169,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vengar" and "vengarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vengar vs venías". 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 #169,700 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