vendevsvindaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: vende is a verb, vinda is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vende” is a verb and “vinda” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,437
“vende” frequency rank
#3,736
“vinda” frequency rank
8173
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vende vinda
Definition terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo vender ação ou efeito de vir

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vende and vinda apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
vende
5 ch
vinda

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vende is /ˈvɛndi/ while vinda is /ˈvĩ.dɐ/. 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 8173, 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/. vinda is at rank #3,736, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvĩ.dɐ/.

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 8173, this pair ranks #65,701 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vende vs vinda

Shared letters: dnv. Private to "vende": e. Private to "vinda": ai.

"vende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "vinda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vendeevnde · vedne · vendde · vened · vennde · vnede · vvende
  • vindaivnda · vidna · vinad · vindda · vinnda · vnida · vvinda

Frequency comparison

vende#4,437
vinda#3,736

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vende" and "vinda" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vende" is a verb and "vinda" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vende" or "vinda"?
"vinda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,736 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.

Remembering vende vs vinda

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “vende”; for a noun, it's “vinda”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vende” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list