venial
/ˈviːni.əl/adjective
venial is spelled V-E-N-I-A-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, venial means “Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in venial?
| Letters | 6: V-E-N-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 venial?
Venial appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 venial?
- /ˈviːni.əl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-venial.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with venial?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as venial.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: valine, levain.
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 venial
- more venial comparative
- most venial superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does venial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.
- 2
Worthy of forgiveness because trifling (trivial).
His venial youthful indiscretions.
- 3
Not causing spiritual death.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Venial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pardonable; able to be forgiven:
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 venial come from?
From Old French venial, borrowed from Late Latin veniālem (“pardonable”), from Latin venia (“forgiveness”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).