venerable

/[beneˈɾaβ̞le]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,663

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

venerable is anSpanishadj. It means: Persona o cosa digna de veneración, de respeto. Pronounced [beneˈɾaβ̞le]. Often confused with vulnerable.

Key facts for venerable
PropertyValue
Headwordvenerable
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[beneˈɾaβ̞le]
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,663
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of venerable in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for venerable is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [beneˈɾaβ̞le]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,663 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for venerable, with forms such as "benerable", "evnerable", and "veenrable". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "vulnerable", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is venerable, spelled V-E-N-E-R-A-B-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona o cosa digna de veneración, de respeto.
  2. 2
    Aplícase como epíteto o renombre a las personas de conocida virtud.
  3. 3
    Aplícase como título a las personas eclesiásticas constituidas en prelacía y dignidad.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: benerable,evnerable,veenrable,venearble,venerabble,venerabel,venerablle,veneralbe,veneravle,venerbale,venerrable,vennerable,venreable,vneerable,vvenerable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for venerable

Misspelling Variants of "venerable"

benerable9evnerable9veenrable9venearble9venerabble10venerabel9venerablle10veneralbe9
Misspelling Variants of "venerable"

Frequency rank: #26,663 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "venerable"?
"venerable" is spelled V-E-N-E-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [beneˈɾaβ̞le].
What does "venerable" mean?
As an adj, "venerable" means: Persona o cosa digna de veneración, de respeto.
What words are commonly confused with "venerable"?
"venerable" is commonly confused with "vulnerable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "venerable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "venerable" is [beneˈɾaβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "venerable" come from?
"venerable" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.