venial

/vɨ.ˈnjaɫ/

//vɨ.ˈnjaɫ// adj

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The verdict

“venial” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - merecedor de perdão (vênia)

Key facts for venial
PropertyValue
Headwordvenial
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/vɨ.ˈnjaɫ/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “venial” sits in Portuguese frequency

venial falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

venial is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /vɨ.ˈnjaɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for venial, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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. The correct Portuguese form is venial, spelled V-E-N-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    merecedor de perdão (vênia)
  2. 2
    que se consegue desculpar; perdoável
  3. 3
    diz-se do pecado que não é muito grave e pode ser facilmente perdoado
  4. 4
    que não é considerado um pecado mortal

Synonyms

desculpávelperdoável

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 "venial"?
"venial" is spelled V-E-N-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /vɨ.ˈnjaɫ/.
What does "venial" mean?
As an adjective, "venial" means: merecedor de perdão (vênia)
How do you pronounce "venial"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "venial" is /vɨ.ˈnjaɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "venial" come from?
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Using “venial”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-E-N-I-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /vɨ.ˈnjaɫ/ (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
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