veena

/ˈviːnə/

//ˈviːnə// noun

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"veena" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“veena” is uncommon English (frequency #75,539 among 969 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,539
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A plucked stringed instrument with five or seven steel strings stretched on a long fretted finger-board over two gourds, used mostly in Carnatic Indian classical music.

Corpus desk

Index EN-veena · veena · English

veena · rank #75,539 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,539
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH voilà

Nearest frequency peer: voilà (+4 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “veena”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “veena” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for veena
PropertyValue
Headwordveena
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈviːnə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,539
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “veena” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).veenafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “voilà” (#75,543), “Usk” (#75,533), “vore” (#75,545). Among 969 “V” headwords, “veena” is #75,539. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

veena is uncommon English at frequency #75,539 among 969 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈviːnə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A plucked stringed instrument with five or seven steel strings stretched on a long fretted finger-board over two gourds, used mostly in Carnatic Indian classical music.".

veena has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Hindi वीणा (vīṇā), and its source, Sanskrit वीणा (vīṇā), which is related to Middle Persian wn' (win, “veena, lute”). The correct English form is veena, spelled V-E-E-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A plucked stringed instrument with five or seven steel strings stretched on a long fretted finger-board over two gourds, used mostly in Carnatic Indian classical music.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. When he wanted to test any of the principles he was enunciating or elucidating, he went over to the veena which sits in a glass case now and played for hours and substantially extended the vocabulary and scope of the instrument.
  2. Shanmugavadivu continued to earn her income through her veena performances, and by introducing her daughters to the stage as soon as they were able.

Etymology

From Hindi वीणा (vīṇā), and its source, Sanskrit वीणा (vīṇā), which is related to Middle Persian wn' (win, “veena, lute”).

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "veena"?
"veena" is spelled V-E-E-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈviːnə/.
What does "veena" mean?
As a noun, "veena" means: A plucked stringed instrument with five or seven steel strings stretched on a long fretted finger-board over two gourds, used mostly in Carnatic Indian classical music.
How do you pronounce "veena"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "veena" is /ˈviːnə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "veena"?
From Hindi वीणा (vīṇā), and its source, Sanskrit वीणा (vīṇā), which is related to Middle Persian wn' (win, “veena, lute”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

voilà#75,543waker#75,546Tuohy#75,513wushu#75,567

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list