Venus

/[ˈbenus]/ name

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,333

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Venus is aSpanishname. It means: Diosa antigua de los pueblos itálicos, que posteriormente fue equiparada con Afrodita, la diosa griega del amor. Pronounced [ˈbenus]. Often confused with ves and vous.

Key facts for Venus
PropertyValue
HeadwordVenus
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈbenus]
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,333
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Venus is 5 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbenus]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,333 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 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 Venus, with forms such as "benus", "evnus", and "vennus". 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, "ves", "vous", "virus", 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 Venus, spelled V-E-N-U-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diosa antigua de los pueblos itálicos, que posteriormente fue equiparada con Afrodita, la diosa griega del amor.
  2. 2
    Planeta del sistema solar, es el segundo planeta a partír del Sol, situado entre Mercurio y la Tierra. Suele ser la "estrella" (no lo es, es un planeta) más brillante del cielo que aparece cerca del horizonte al atardecer, en cuyo caso se la conoce como lucero de la tarde, o al amanecer, entonces se le llama lucero del alba o lucero de la mañana.
  3. 3
    Nombre de diversas obras de arte, pinturas y esculturas, que representan a la diosa Venus.
  4. 4
    Mujer de reconocida y atrayente belleza.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: benus,evnus,vennus,vensu,venuss,veuns,vneus,vvenus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Venus

Misspelling Variants of "Venus"

benus5evnus5vennus6vensu5venuss6veuns5vneus5vvenus6
Misspelling Variants of "Venus"

Frequency rank: #11,333 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Venus"?
"Venus" is spelled V-E-N-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbenus].
What does "Venus" mean?
As a name, "Venus" means: Diosa antigua de los pueblos itálicos, que posteriormente fue equiparada con Afrodita, la diosa griega del amor.
What words are commonly confused with "Venus"?
"Venus" is commonly confused with "ves", "vous", "virus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Venus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Venus" is [ˈbenus]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Venus" come from?
"Venus" 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.