venir

/[beˈniɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,333

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

venir is aSpanishverb. It means: Trasladarse hacia acá. Pronounced [beˈniɾ]. It ranks #1,333 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with ver and vir.

Key facts for venir
PropertyValue
Headwordvenir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[beˈniɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,333
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for venir is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [beˈniɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,333 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 27 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for venir, with forms such as "benir", "evnir", and "veinr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ver", "vir", "vivir", and more, 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 venir, spelled V-E-N-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trasladarse hacia acá.
  2. 2
    Ir hacia donde está el que habla.
  3. 3
    Ir de un lado hacia otro.
  4. 4
    Ir una cosa a continuación de otra.
  5. 5
    Tener una cosa el origen en otra, proceder de otra cosa.
  6. 6
    Ser una cosa la consecuencia de otra, o poder llegar a ella por deducción o inferencia.
  7. 7
    Tener un origen que se transmite de persona en persona.
  8. 8
    Cambiar la posesión de algo pasando sucesivamente de una persona a otra.
  9. 9
    Producirse algo.
  10. 10
    Tener una idea o intención que aparece de forma inesperada o incontrolada.
  11. 11
    Aparecer por primera vez o comenzar.
  12. 12
    Aparecer, mostrarse o estar en un medio escrito.
  13. 13
    Estar originalmente en un conjunto mayor de cosas.
  14. 14
    Tener las formas o condiciones adecuadas.
  15. 15
    Retornar al tema inicial en una discusión, exposición de ideas o charla.
  16. 16
    Llegar a un punto en que ambas partes pueden conciliar sus intereses.
  17. 17
    En expresiones temporales, estar acercándose el momento, estar próximo.
  18. 18
    Permanecer o estar en una condición por largo tiempo.
  19. 19
    Ocurrir finalmente algo que se esperaba desde hace tiempo.
  20. 20
    Ocurrir tras mucho pedir, con mucho esfuerzo.
  21. 21
    Presentarse ante un juez.
  22. 22
    Tomar una decisión alguna autoridad.
  23. 23
    Con algunos sustantivos forma una locución verbal con el significado del sustantivo.
  24. 24
    Precipitarse, arrojarse sobre algo o alguien.
  25. 25
    Ser aproximadamente, mostrarse más o menos equivalente a algo.
  26. 26
    Estar por hacer algo de un momento a otro, sin tardanza.
  27. 27
    Sacar a relucir algo inesperado o inapropiado.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: benir,evnir,veinr,venirr,vennir,venri,vneir,vvenir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for venir

Misspelling Variants of "venir"

benir5evnir5veinr5venirr6vennir6venri5vneir5vvenir6
Misspelling Variants of "venir"

Frequency rank: #1,333 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "venir"?
"venir" is spelled V-E-N-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [beˈniɾ].
What does "venir" mean?
As a verb, "venir" means: Trasladarse hacia acá.
What words are commonly confused with "venir"?
"venir" is commonly confused with "ver", "vir", "vivir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "venir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "venir" is [beˈniɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "venir" come from?
"venir" 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.