venir

\və.niʁ\

/\və.niʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“venir” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #548 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#548
frequency rank, French
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se rendre sur le lieu où se trouve celui qui parle ou dont on parle.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

venir vs ver
60% similar
venir vs vir
60% similar
venir vs voir
60% similar

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

Key facts for venir
PropertyValue
Headwordvenir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\və.niʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#548
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “venir” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). venir lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for venir is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \və.niʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #548 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for venir, with forms such as "evnir", "veinr", and "venirr". 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, "ver", "vir", "voir", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is venir, spelled V-E-N-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se rendre sur le lieu où se trouve celui qui parle ou dont on parle.
  2. 2
    S’étendre jusqu’à un point précis, atteindre une limite.
  3. 3
    Survenir, arriver, se produire inopinément ou fortuitement.
  4. 4
    Se déplacer en sens inverse, quand celui qui parle invite un autre à l’accompagner.
  5. 5
    Parvenir à la connaissance de quelqu’un.
  6. 6
    Arriver par succession, échoir.
  7. 7
    Succéder.
  8. 8
    Provenir de ; trouver son origine dans.
  9. 9
    Naître → voir venir au monde.
  10. 10
    Pousser ; croître ; être produit.
  11. 11
    Devenir.
  12. 12
    Semi-auxiliaire du passé récent. → voir venir de.
  13. 13
    Forme impersonnelle, voir aussi revenir.
  14. 14
    Jouir.

Synonyms

arriverproduire

Antonyms

partiréloigner

This word in other languages

come(English)venir(Español)kommen(Deutsch)chegar(Português)

Common misspellings

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

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evnir2veinr2venirr1vennir1venri2vneir2vvenir1
Edit distance from "venir"

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 "venir"?
"venir" is spelled V-E-N-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \və.niʁ\.
What does "venir" mean?
As a verb, "venir" means: Se rendre sur le lieu où se trouve celui qui parle ou dont on parle.
What words are commonly confused with "venir"?
"venir" is commonly confused with "ver", "vir", "voir". 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 \və.niʁ\. 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 French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “venir”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-E-N-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \və.niʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “ver” - see the side-by-side comparison. venir vs ver
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list