vendevsvenderTell them apart

Which to use

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

#4,437
“vende” frequency rank
#1,911
“vender” frequency rank
6348
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vende vender
Definition terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo vender trocar algo (por exemplo, produtos e/ou ativos) por dinheiro com alguém

Where the eye mixes vende and vender

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

5 ch
vende
6 ch
vender

Visual trap between vende and vender

A purely visual mix-up. vende (/ˈvɛndi/) and vender (/vẽ.ˈdeɾ/) 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 extra letter(s) - “vende” sits inside “vender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vende is recorded at frequency rank #4,437, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈvɛndi/. vender is at rank #1,911, tagged as averb, pronounced /vẽ.ˈdeɾ/.

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 6348, this pair ranks #68,094 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vende vs vender

Shared letters: denv. Private to "vende": -. Private to "vender": r.

"vende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "vender" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vende ← evnde · vedne · vendde · vened · vennde · vnede · vvende
  • vender ← evnder · vedner · vendder · venderr · vendre · venedr · vennder · vneder

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vende" and "vender" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈvɛndi/ versus /vẽ.ˈdeɾ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vende" or "vender"?
"vender" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,911 in our Portuguese list, against #4,437 for "vende". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "vende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #68,094 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vende" and "vender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vende 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 #68,094 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