ventevsvieneWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#23,985
“vente” frequency rank
#426
“viene” frequency rank
24411
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vente viene
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de venirse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de venir.

Where the eye mixes vente and viene

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
vente
5 ch
viene

Look-alike desk: vente vs viene

A purely visual mix-up. vente ([ˈbẽn̪t̪e]) and viene ([ˈbjene]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vente is recorded at frequency rank #23,985, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbẽn̪t̪e]. viene is at rank #426, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbjene].

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 24411, this pair ranks #241,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vente vs viene

Shared letters: env. Private to "vente": t. Private to "viene": i.

"vente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "viene" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ventebente · evnte · venet · vennte · ventte · vetne · vnete · vvente
  • vienebiene · ivene · veine · vieen · vienne · vinee · vviene

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vente" and "viene" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbẽn̪t̪e] versus [ˈbjene]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vente" vs "viene" - which ranks higher?
"viene" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #426 in our Spanish list, against #23,985 for "vente". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "vente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "viene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #241,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vente" and "viene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vente 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 #241,288 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