Venus

/[ˈveːnʊs]/ name

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,762

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

Venus is aGermanname. It means: zweitinnerster Planet unseres Sonnensystems, hellstes Objekt am Nachthimmel nach dem Mond Pronounced [ˈveːnʊs]. Often confused with Vers and vous.

Key facts for Venus
PropertyValue
HeadwordVenus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈveːnʊs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,762
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Venus in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Venus is 5 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈveːnʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,762 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Venus, with forms such as "evnus", "vennus", and "vensu". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Vers", "vous", "Virus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Venus, spelled V-E-N-U-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    zweitinnerster Planet unseres Sonnensystems, hellstes Objekt am Nachthimmel nach dem Mond
  2. 2
    römische Göttin der Liebe

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evnus,vennus,vensu,venuss,veuns,vneus,vvenus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Venus

Misspelling Variants of "Venus"

evnus5vennus6vensu5venuss6veuns5vneus5vvenus6
Misspelling Variants of "Venus"

Frequency rank: #10,762 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Venus"?
"Venus" is spelled V-E-N-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈveːnʊs].
What does "Venus" mean?
As a name, "Venus" means: zweitinnerster Planet unseres Sonnensystems, hellstes Objekt am Nachthimmel nach dem Mond
What words are commonly confused with "Venus"?
"Venus" is commonly confused with "Vers", "vous", "Virus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Venus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Venus" is [ˈveːnʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Venus" come from?
"Venus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.