viernes

/[ˈbjeɾnes]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,129

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

viernes is aSpanishnoun. It means: Quinto día de la semana. Pronounced [ˈbjeɾnes]. It ranks #1,129 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with vierte and víveres.

Key facts for viernes
PropertyValue
Headwordviernes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbjeɾnes]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,129
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for viernes is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbjeɾnes]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,129 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for viernes, with forms such as "biernes", "ivernes", and "veirnes". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "vierte", "víveres", "vierten", 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 viernes, spelled V-I-E-R-N-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quinto día de la semana.
  2. 2
    Sexto día de la semana en el calendario eclesiástico y en el mundo anglosajón.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: biernes,ivernes,veirnes,vienres,vierens,vierness,viernnes,viernse,vierrnes,virenes,vviernes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for viernes

Misspelling Variants of "viernes"

biernes7ivernes7veirnes7vienres7vierens7vierness8viernnes8viernse7
Misspelling Variants of "viernes"

Frequency rank: #1,129 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "viernes"?
"viernes" is spelled V-I-E-R-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbjeɾnes].
What does "viernes" mean?
As a noun, "viernes" means: Quinto día de la semana.
What words are commonly confused with "viernes"?
"viernes" is commonly confused with "vierte", "víveres", "vierten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "viernes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "viernes" is [ˈbjeɾnes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "viernes" come from?
"viernes" 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.