Which to use
“vende” and “vendo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,437
- “vende” frequency rank
- #1,325
- “vendo” frequency rank
- 5762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vende | vendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo vender | vender. |
Where the eye mixes vende and vendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vende and vendo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vende vs vendo
A purely visual mix-up. vende (/ˈvɛndi/) and vendo (/ˈweːn.doː/) 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 a single letter - e in “vende” becomes o in “vendo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5762, 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/. vendo is at rank #1,325, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈweːn.doː/.
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 5762, this pair ranks #68,793 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vende vs vendo
Shared letters: denv. Private to "vende": -. Private to "vendo": o.
"vende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vendo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vende" and "vendo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vende" or "vendo"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vende" and "vendo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,793 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vende" and "vendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velo vs vendo". 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 #68,793 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.