venir de

\və.niʁ də\

/\və.niʁ də\/ verb

The verdict

“venir de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trouver son origine en ou dans, découler de.

Corpus desk

Index FR-venir-de · venir de · French

venir de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for venir de
PropertyValue
Headwordvenir de
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\və.niʁ də\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « venir de » en français

venir dereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

venir de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \və.niʁ də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for venir de, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is venir de, spelled V-E-N-I-R- -D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trouver son origine en ou dans, découler de.
  2. 2
    Avoir fait tout à l’heure ou il y a peu de temps. — Note d’usage : Semi-auxiliaire utilisé pour marquer un passé récent. Il est suivi de l’infinitif.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le vin vient de la fermentation du raisin.
  2. Beaucoup de métaux précieux viennent de l’Asie.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "venir de"?
"venir de" is spelled V-E-N-I-R- -D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \və.niʁ də\.
What does "venir de" mean?
As a verb, "venir de" means: Trouver son origine en ou dans, découler de.
How do you pronounce "venir de"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "venir de" is \və.niʁ də\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "venir de" come from?
"venir de" is a French 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list