Which to use
“vende” is a verb and “venta” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,437
- “vende” frequency rank
- #35,822
- “venta” frequency rank
- 40259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vende | venta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo vender | narina |
Where the eye mixes vende and venta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vende with venta
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vende is /ˈvɛndi/ while venta is /ˈvẽ.tɐ/. 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 40259, 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/. venta is at rank #35,822, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvẽ.tɐ/.
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 40259, this pair ranks #25,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vende vs venta
Shared letters: env. Private to "vende": d. Private to "venta": at.
"vende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "venta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vende" for "venta" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vende" or "venta" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "venta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vende" and "venta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "venta vs vet". 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 #25,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.