Vene

[ˈveːnə]

/[ˈveːnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vene” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #42,901) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#42,901
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
2
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Blutgefäß, das das Blut vom Körper zum Herzen führt

Corpus desk

Index DE-vene · Vene · German

Vene · rank #42,901 · 2 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,901
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 2 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vati

Nearest frequency peer: Vati (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Vene“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Vene“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Vene vs VN
25% similar
Vene vs von
25% similar
Vene vs ver
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Vene
PropertyValue
HeadwordVene
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈveːnə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#42,901
Misspellings tracked2
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Vene“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Veneliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vati“ (#42,900), „Utz“ (#42,899), „verallgemeinern“ (#42,903). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vene“ bei #42,901. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Vene is neighbouring look-alikes ("VN", "von", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈveːnə]. Frequency #42,901 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Gloss: "Blutgefäß, das das Blut vom Körper zum Herzen führt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 2 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vene, including "vnee" and "vvene". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "VN", "von", "ver", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Vene, spelled V-E-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Blutgefäß, das das Blut vom Körper zum Herzen führt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Vene appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In den Venen ist der Blutdruck nicht mehr so hoch.
  2. „Ein Herzkatheter ist ein etwa zwei Millimeter dicker und 1,5 Meter langer Plastikschlauch, der über eine Vene oder eine Schlagader ins Herz eingeführt wird.“

Synonyms

Blutader

Antonyms

Arterie

This word in other languages

vein(English)vena(Español)veine(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • vnee
  • vvene

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vene - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

vnee2vvene1
Edit distance from "Vene"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vene"?
"Vene" is spelled V-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈveːnə].
What does "Vene" mean?
As a noun, "Vene" means: Blutgefäß, das das Blut vom Körper zum Herzen führt
What words are commonly confused with "Vene"?
"Vene" is commonly confused with "VN", "von", "ver". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vene"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vene" is [ˈveːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vene" come from?
"Vene" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Vene", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vati#42,900UrhG#42,896tuts#42,878thon#42,867

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list