veiny
/ˈveɪni/
"veiny" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“veiny” is uncommon English (frequency #86,915 among 7,391 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,915
- frequency rank, English
- 7,391
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having prominent veins.
Corpus desk
Index EN-veiny · veiny · English
veiny · rank #86,915 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,915
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,391
- PHOTO-FINISH VCH
Nearest frequency peer: VCH (-1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “veiny”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- vandyke
vandyke
13,090 corpus weight
- vav
vav
13,088 corpus weight
- VCH
VCH
13,087 corpus weight
- veiny
veiny
13,086 corpus weight
- Verhoeven
Verhoeven
13,084 corpus weight
- vermeil
vermeil
13,083 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “veiny” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | veiny |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈveɪni/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #86,915 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “veiny” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
veiny is uncommon English at frequency #86,915 among 7,391 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈveɪni/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having prominent veins.".
veiny has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From vein + -y. The correct English form is veiny, spelled V-E-I-N-Y.
Definition
- 1Having prominent veins.
Etymology
From vein + -y.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.