Which to use
“Venus” is a name and “Virus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,762
- “Venus” frequency rank
- #4,083
- “Virus” frequency rank
- 14845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Venus | Virus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zweitinnerster Planet unseres Sonnensystems, hellstes Objekt am Nachthimmel nach dem Mond | kleinster Krankheitserreger, der sich nur in Zellen vermehren kann |
Where the eye mixes Venus and Virus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Venus and Virus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Venus is [ˈveːnʊs] while Virus is [ˈviːʁʊs]. 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 (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Venus is recorded at frequency rank #10,762, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈveːnʊs]. Virus is at rank #4,083, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈviːʁʊs].
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 14845, this pair ranks #1,948,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Venus vs Virus
Shared letters: suv. Private to "Venus": en. Private to "Virus": ir.
"Venus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Virus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Venus" for "Virus" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Venus" or "Virus"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Venus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Virus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,948,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Venus" and "Virus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vene vs Venus". 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 #1,948,305 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.