vénéneux

\ve.ne.nø\

/\ve.ne.nø\/ adj

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“vénéneux” is uncommon French (frequency #55,679 among 2,061 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,679
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a du venin, qui empoisonne, en parlant des végétaux ou des animaux qui, ingérés comme aliment, agissent à la manière d’un poison.

Corpus desk

Index FR-veneneux · vénéneux · French

vénéneux · rank #55,679 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,679
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH wallah

Nearest frequency peer: wallah (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « vénéneux »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « vénéneux » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vénéneux
PropertyValue
Headwordvénéneux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ve.ne.nø\
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,679
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vénéneux » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).vénéneuxtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « wallah » (#55,680), « voulurent » (#55,677), « visse » (#55,676). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « vénéneux » est au #55,679. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vénéneux is uncommon French at frequency #55,679 among 2,061 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ve.ne.nø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for vénéneux in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 French form is vénéneux, spelled V-É-N-É-N-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a du venin, qui empoisonne, en parlant des végétaux ou des animaux qui, ingérés comme aliment, agissent à la manière d’un poison.
  2. 2
    Se dit aussi des matières inorganiques ou de synthèse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les odeurs forestières, senteurs adorées par les âmes friandes de poésie à qui plaisent les mousses les plus innocentes, les cryptogames les plus vénéneux, les terres mouillées, les saules, les baumes, le serpolet, les eaux vertes d’une mare, l’étoile arrondie des nénuphars jaunes ; toutes ces vigoureuses fécondations se livrent à vos narines en vous livr…
  2. « il y a quatre châteaux, fort grand nombre de beaux étangs, belles chasses où n’habitent aucunes bêtes vénéneuses, ni nulles mouches, deux cents futaies, autant de fontaines, nommément la fontaine de Belenton, auprès de laquelle le chevalier Pontus fit ses armes. »

This word in other languages

poisonous(English)venenoso(Español)giftig(Deutsch)venenoso(Português)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vénéneux"?
"vénéneux" is spelled V-É-N-É-N-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \ve.ne.nø\.
What does "vénéneux" mean?
As an adjective, "vénéneux" means: Qui a du venin, qui empoisonne, en parlant des végétaux ou des animaux qui, ingérés comme aliment, agissent à la manière d’un poison.
How do you pronounce "vénéneux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vénéneux" is \ve.ne.nø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vénéneux" come from?
"vénéneux" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Violaine#55,675échalote#55,690utilités#55,666écorcher#55,693

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list