venereal
ve·ne·re·al/vəˈnɪ.ɹi.əl/adjective
venereal is spelled V-E-N-E-R-E-A-L: 8 letters and 4 syllables (ve·ne·re·al). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, venereal means “Of or relating to the genitals or sexual intercourse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in venereal?
| Letters | 8: V-E-N-E-R-E-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ve·ne·re·al |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is venereal?
Venereal appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce venereal?
- UK /vəˈnɪə.ɹɪ.əl/
- UK /vɪ-/
- US /vəˈnɪ.ɹi.əl/
Venereal has 4 syllables, split ve·ne·re·al in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-venereal.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with venereal?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as venereal from its last stressed vowel (/ɪɹiəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of venereal
- venereall
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does venereal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the genitals or sexual intercourse.
- 2
Of a disease: sexually transmitted; of or relating to, or adapted to the cure of, a venereal disease.
a venereal medicine
- 3
obsoletePertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Venus; lascivious, lustful.
- 4
obsoleteOf or relating to copper (formerly called Venus by alchemists).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Venereal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of a disease: sexually transmitted:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vénérien, aphroditique |
| German | venerisch |
| Portuguese | venéreo |
| Spanish | venéreo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does venereal come from?
From Middle English venereal, venerealle (“of or relating to sexual intercourse”), from Latin venereus, venerius (“of or relating to sexual love”), from Venus (“Roman goddess of love”) (from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”)) + -eus, -ius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).