Venus

[ˈbenus]

/[ˈbenus]/ name

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The verdict

“Venus” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,333. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,333
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diosa antigua de los pueblos itálicos, que posteriormente fue equiparada con Afrodita, la diosa griega del amor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-venus · Venus · Spanish

Venus · rank #11,333 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,333
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vereda

Nearest frequency peer: vereda (+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 “Venus”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Venus” 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).

Venus vs ves
40% similar
Venus vs vous
40% similar
Venus vs virus
40% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Venus”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Venuscae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “vereda” (#11,334), “triunfos” (#11,331), “transacción” (#11,330). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “Venus” va en #11,333. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Venus (IPA [ˈbenus]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #11,333 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Venus, with forms such as "benus", "evnus", and "vennus". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ves", "vous", "virus", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Venus, spelled V-E-N-U-S.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Son esculturas: la Venus de Milo, la Venus de Arlés, la Venus de Cnido, la Venus arrodillada, la Venus capitolina y la Venus calipigia.

Synonyms

luceroEstrella de Venuslucero del albalucero de la mañanalucero de la tardelucero vespertino

This word in other languages

Venus(English)Vénus(Français)Venus(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • benus
  • evnus
  • vennus
  • vensu
  • venuss
  • veuns
  • vneus
  • vvenus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Venus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

benus1evnus2vennus1vensu2venuss1veuns2vneus2vvenus1
Edit distance from "Venus"

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 "Venus"?
"Venus" is spelled V-E-N-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbenus].
What does "Venus" mean?
As a proper noun, "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

state#11,318Sonia#11,317sirio#11,315senda#11,311

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

índole8 variantsíntimo8 variantsToluca8 variantsbrilla8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list