venísvsventaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: venís is a verb, venta is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“venís” is a verb and “venta” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,714
“venís” frequency rank
#1,104
“venta” frequency rank
19818
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature venís venta
Definition Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de venir o de venirse. Acción o efecto de vender, entregar un bien transfiriendo la propiedad a cambio de un precio convenido.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set venís and venta apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
venís
5 ch
venta

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: venís is [beˈnis] while venta is [ˈbẽn̪t̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19818, 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]. venta is at rank #1,104, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbẽn̪t̪a].

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 19818, this pair ranks #262,080 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of venís vs venta

Shared letters: env. Private to "venís": . Private to "venta": at.

"venís" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "venta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ventabenta · evnta · venat · vennta · ventta · vetna · vneta · vventa

Frequency comparison

venís#18,714
venta#1,104

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "venís" and "venta" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "venís" is a verb and "venta" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "venís" or "venta"?
"venta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,104 in our Spanish list, against #18,714 for "venís". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering venís vs venta

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “venís”; for a noun, it's “venta”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “venís” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list