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

#28,193
“venid” frequency rank
#46,271
“venza” frequency rank
74464
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature venid venza
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de venir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de vencer o de vencerse.

Where the eye mixes venid and venza

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. venid (CVCVC) and venza (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
venid
5 ch
venza

Why the eye confuses venid with venza

A purely visual mix-up. venid ([beˈnið̞]) and venza ([ˈbẽnsa]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

venid is recorded at frequency rank #28,193, classified as averb, pronounced [beˈnið̞]. venza is at rank #46,271, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbẽnsa].

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 74464, this pair ranks #21,278 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of venid vs venza

Shared letters: env. Private to "venid": di. Private to "venza": az.

"venid" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "venza" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • venid ← benid · evnid · veind · vendi · venidd · vennid · vneid · vvenid
  • venza ← benza · evnza · venaz · vennza · venzza · vezna · vneza · vvenza

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "venid" and "venza" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([beˈnið̞] versus [ˈbẽnsa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "venid" vs "venza" - which ranks higher?
"venid" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,193 in our Spanish list, against #46,271 for "venza". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "venid" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "venza" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #21,278 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "venid" and "venza" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "venías vs venza". 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 #21,278 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