venísvsveniteTell them apart

Which to use

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

#18,714
“venís” frequency rank
#43,927
“venite” frequency rank
62641
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature venís venite
Definition Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de venir o de venirse. Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de venirse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes venís and venite

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

5 ch
venís
6 ch
venite

Why the eye confuses venís with venite

A purely visual mix-up. venís ([beˈnis]) and venite ([beˈnit̪e]) 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 62641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

venís is recorded at frequency rank #18,714, classified as averb, pronounced [beˈnis]. venite is at rank #43,927, tagged as averb, pronounced [beˈnit̪e].

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 62641, this pair ranks #51,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of venís vs venite

Shared letters: env. Private to "venís": sí. Private to "venite": it.

"venís" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "venite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • venite ← benite · evnite · veniet · venitte · vennite · ventie · vneite · vvenite

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "venís" for "venite" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([beˈnis] versus [beˈnit̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "venís" vs "venite" - which ranks higher?
"venís" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,714 in our Spanish list, against #43,927 for "venite". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "venís" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "venite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #51,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "venís" and "venite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "venías vs venite". 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 #51,326 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