Which to use
“vende” is a verb and “verme” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,437
- “vende” frequency rank
- #16,902
- “verme” frequency rank
- 21339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vende | verme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo vender | larva de inseto |
Where the eye mixes vende and verme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vende and verme 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 verme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vende is /ˈvɛndi/ while verme is /ˈvɛɾ.mɨ/. 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 21339, 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/. verme is at rank #16,902, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvɛɾ.mɨ/.
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 21339, this pair ranks #48,968 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vende vs verme
Shared letters: ev. Private to "vende": dn. Private to "verme": mr.
"vende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "verme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vende" for "verme" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vende" or "verme" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "vende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,968 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vende" and "verme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verga vs verme". 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 #48,968 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.