# variety vs verity

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### variety
*noun · IPA /vəˈɹaɪ.ɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #1,846*
A deviation or difference.

### verity
*noun · IPA /ˈvɛɹɪti/ · frequency rank #36,390*
Truth, fact or reality, especially an enduring religious or ethical truth; veracity.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/variety-vs-verity