venerar

/vɨ.nɨ.ˈɾaɾ/

//vɨ.nɨ.ˈɾaɾ// verb

The verdict

“venerar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,279 among 1,073 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,279
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,073
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tributar veneração a

Key facts for venerar
PropertyValue
Headwordvenerar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/vɨ.nɨ.ˈɾaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,279
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “venerar” sits in Portuguese 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). venerar lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

venerar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,279 among 1,073 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /vɨ.nɨ.ˈɾaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for venerar, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is venerar, spelled V-E-N-E-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tributar veneração a
  2. 2
    reverenciar

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "venerar"?
"venerar" is spelled V-E-N-E-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /vɨ.nɨ.ˈɾaɾ/.
What does "venerar" mean?
As a verb, "venerar" means: tributar veneração a
How do you pronounce "venerar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "venerar" is /vɨ.nɨ.ˈɾaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "venerar" come from?
"venerar" is a Portuguese 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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Using “venerar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-E-N-E-R-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /vɨ.nɨ.ˈɾaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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