veníasvsvenidWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#49,342
“venías” frequency rank
#28,193
“venid” frequency rank
77535
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature venías venid
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de venir o de venirse. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de venir.

Where the eye mixes venías and venid

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. venías runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against venid's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
venías
5 ch
venid

Look-alike desk: venías vs venid

A purely visual mix-up. venías ([beˈnias]) and venid ([beˈnið̞]) 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 77535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

venías is recorded at frequency rank #49,342, classified as averb, pronounced [beˈnias]. venid is at rank #28,193, tagged as averb, pronounced [beˈnið̞].

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 77535, this pair ranks #15,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of venías vs venid

Shared letters: env. Private to "venías": así. Private to "venid": di.

"venías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "venid" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • venid ← benid · evnid · veind · vendi · venidd · vennid · vneid · vvenid

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "venías" and "venid" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([beˈnias] versus [beˈnið̞]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "venías" vs "venid" - which ranks higher?
"venid" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,193 in our Spanish list, against #49,342 for "venías". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "venías" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "venid" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #15,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "venías" and "venid" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "venías vs veritas". 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 #15,861 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