venereous
"venereous" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“venereous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - venereal (of diseases)
Corpus desk
Index EN-venereous · venereous · English
venereous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | venereous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “venereous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
venereous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
venereous has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Latin venereus, venerius. The correct English form is venereous, spelled V-E-N-E-R-E-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1venereal (of diseases)
- 2exciting lust; aphrodisiac
- 3lustful; lascivious; libidinous
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how venereous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The Males are less than the Females; are very venerous, endeavouring a Coit in the very Box in which they are hatch'd.
Etymology
Latin venereus, venerius.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.