vendavsVénusConfusable pair

Which to use

“venda” and “Vénus” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,763
“venda” frequency rank
#38,540
“Vénus” frequency rank
40303
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature venda Vénus
Definition ato ou efeito de vender Vénus

Where the eye mixes venda and Vénus

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

5 ch
venda
5 ch
Vénus

Visual trap between venda and Vénus

A purely visual mix-up. venda (/ˈvẽ.dɐ/) and Vénus (/ve.nys/) 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 40303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

venda is recorded at frequency rank #1,763, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈvẽ.dɐ/. Vénus is at rank #38,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ve.nys/.

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 40303, this pair ranks #25,827 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of venda vs Vénus

Shared letters: nv. Private to "venda": ade. Private to "Vénus": sué.

"venda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Vénus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vendaevnda · vedna · venad · vendda · vennda · vneda · vvenda

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "venda" and "Vénus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈvẽ.dɐ/ versus /ve.nys/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "venda" or "Vénus"?
"venda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,763 in our Portuguese list, against #38,540 for "Vénus". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "venda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Vénus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #25,827 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "venda" and "Vénus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "venta vs Vénus". 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 #25,827 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list