venenoso

[beneˈnoso]

/[beneˈnoso]/ adj

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The verdict

“venenoso” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #33,367. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,367
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que por contacto, ingesta o inoculación resulta dañino o letal para un organismo vivo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-venenoso · venenoso · Spanish

venenoso · rank #33,367 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,367
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vaselina

Nearest frequency peer: vaselina (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “venenoso”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “venenoso” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

venenoso vs venenosos
89% similar
venenoso vs veneno
75% similar
venenoso vs venenos
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for venenoso
PropertyValue
Headwordvenenoso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[beneˈnoso]
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,367
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “venenoso”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).venenosocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “vaselina” (#33,366), “unes” (#33,365), “tropiezo” (#33,364). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “venenoso” va en #33,367. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around venenoso (IPA [beneˈnoso]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,367 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for venenoso, with forms such as "benenoso", "evnenoso", and "veennoso". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "venenosos", "veneno", "venenos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is venenoso, spelled V-E-N-E-N-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que por contacto, ingesta o inoculación resulta dañino o letal para un organismo vivo.
  2. 2
    Se dice del habla o discurso que ofende, daña la reputación, causa conflicto o contiene sátiras.
  3. 3
    Dicho de un animal, que es capaz de inocular veneno ya sea por mordedura o picadura con aguijón o espuela.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how venenoso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pensó en el formicario, allá arriba, y era una cosa muerta y rezumante, un horror de patas buscando salir, un aire viciado y venenoso.
  2. conteniéndose de manera heroica para evitar insultos abiertos, intercambiaron frases venenosas disfrazadas de opiniones casi neutras.

Synonyms

ponzoñosotóxicoveneníferoponzoñoso

This word in other languages

poisonous(English)vénéneux(Français)giftig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • benenoso
  • evnenoso
  • veennoso
  • venennoso
  • venenoos
  • venenosso
  • venensoo
  • veneonso
  • vennenoso
  • venneoso
  • vneenoso
  • vvenenoso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of venenoso - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

benenoso1evnenoso2veennoso2venennoso1venenoos2venenosso1venensoo2veneonso2
Edit distance from "venenoso"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "venenoso"?
"venenoso" is spelled V-E-N-E-N-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [beneˈnoso].
What does "venenoso" mean?
As an adjective, "venenoso" means: Que por contacto, ingesta o inoculación resulta dañino o letal para un organismo vivo.
What words are commonly confused with "venenoso"?
"venenoso" is commonly confused with "venenosos", "veneno", "venenos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "venenoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "venenoso" is [beneˈnoso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "venenoso" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "venenoso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vaselina#33,366tropiezo#33,364visitada#33,371tramposo#33,360

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

abusador12 variantstemerosos12 variantssubyace12 variantsadquieran12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list