Which to use
“verity” is a noun and “very” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,390
- “verity” frequency rank
- #106
- “very” frequency rank
- 36496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verity | very |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Truth, fact or reality, especially an enduring religious or ethical truth; veracity. | To a great extent or degree. |
Where the eye mixes verity and very
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. verity runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against very's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verity vs very
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verity is /ˈvɛɹɪti/ while very is /ˈvɛɹi/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verity is recorded at frequency rank #36,390, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈvɛɹɪti/. very is at rank #106, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈvɛɹi/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 36496, this pair ranks #302,706 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verity vs very
Shared letters: ervy. Private to "verity": it. Private to "very": -.
"verity" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "very" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verity" and "very" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "verity" or "very" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verity" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "very" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,706 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verity" and "very" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verily vs verity". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #302,706 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.