venom
/ˈvɛnəm/noun
venom is spelled V-E-N-O-M: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, venom means “An animal toxin intended for defensive or offensive use; a biological poison delivered by bite, sting, etc., to protect an animal or to kill its prey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of venom is venoms.
How many letters and syllables are in venom?
| Letters | 5: V-E-N-O-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 venom?
Venom appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th 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 venom?
- /ˈvɛnəm/
Venom has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-venom.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with venom?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as venom.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: venmo.
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 venom
- venoms plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- venoming participle, present
- venomed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does venom mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An animal toxin intended for defensive or offensive use; a biological poison delivered by bite, sting, etc., to protect an animal or to kill its prey.
The serious artist […] [is] obsessed by his material; it’s like a venom working in his blood and the art is the antidote.
- 2
Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice; vitriol.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.
adjective
- 1
obsoletePoisonous, poisoned; (figuratively) pernicious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Venom in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | venin |
| German | Gift , Galle |
| Portuguese | peçonha, veneno |
| Spanish | veneno, tósigo , malicia |
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 venom come from?
From Middle English venym, from Old French venim, from Vulgar Latin *venīmen, from Early Medieval Latin venīnum, from Classical Latin venēnum (“drug; poison; a charm”), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”). Doublet of venin and venene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).