venial

[beˈnjal]

/[beˈnjal]/ adj

The verdict

“venial” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que se opone levemente a la ley o precepto, y por eso es de fácil remisión o perdón.

Corpus desk

Index ES-venial · venial · Spanish

venial · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for venial
PropertyValue
Headwordvenial
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[beˈnjal]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “venial” en español

venialestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

venial is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [beˈnjal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que se opone levemente a la ley o precepto, y por eso es de fácil remisión o perdón.".

venial has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is venial, spelled V-E-N-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que se opone levemente a la ley o precepto, y por eso es de fácil remisión o perdón.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. —Media hora nos basta. —No lo creo, padre; y debo advertirle que nunca hasta ahora hubo de escuchar una lista de pecados mortales y veniales tan larga como va a ser la mía.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "venial"?
"venial" is spelled V-E-N-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [beˈnjal].
What does "venial" mean?
As an adjective, "venial" means: Que se opone levemente a la ley o precepto, y por eso es de fácil remisión o perdón.
How do you pronounce "venial"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "venial" is [beˈnjal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "venial" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list