venter
/ˈvɛn.tə(ɹ)/noun
venter is spelled V-E-N-T-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, venter means “A woman with offspring” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of venter is venters.
How many letters and syllables are in venter?
| Letters | 6: V-E-N-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is venter?
Venter appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th 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 venter?
- /ˈvɛn.tə(ɹ)/
Venter 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-venter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of venter
- venters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does venter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A woman with offspring.
- 2
The undersurface of the abdomen of an arthropod.
- 3
The swollen basal portion of an archegonium in which an egg develops.
- 4
A broad, shallow concavity, notably of a bone.
- 5
One who vents, who is vocal about feelings or problems.
- 6
obsoleteA vendor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does venter come from?
Borrowing from Latin venter (“the belly; the womb; a swelling”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).