# Venus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈviːnəs/ · frequency rank #9,553

## Definitions
1. The second planet in the Solar system.
2. The goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and sexuality.
3. A female given name.

## Etymology
From Middle English Venus, from Latin Venus.

## Easily confused with
- **vets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/venus-vs-vets)
- **vers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/venus-vs-vers)
- **virus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/venus-vs-virus)
- **vines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/venus-vs-vines)
- **versus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/venus-vs-versus)
- **vent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vent-vs-venus)
- **Venn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/venn-vs-venus)
- **Vegas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vegas-vs-venus)
- **venue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/venue-vs-venus)
- **veins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veins-vs-venus)
- **venom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/venom-vs-venus)
- **venous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/venous-vs-venus)

## Common misspellings (7)
`evnus`, `vennus`, `vensu`, `venuss`, `veuns`, `vneus`, `vvenus`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/venus