vehement
ve·he·ment/ˈviː.ə.mənt/adjective
vehement is spelled V-E-H-E-M-E-N-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables (ve·he·ment). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, vehement means “Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in vehement?
| Letters | 8: V-E-H-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ve·he·ment |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is vehement?
Vehement appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce vehement?
- UK /ˈviː.ə.mənt/
- UK /ˈvɪə̯.mənt/
- UK /ˈviː.hə.mənt/
Vehement has 3 syllables, split ve·he·ment in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-vehement.ogg, En-us-vehement.ogg, Vehement_audio.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vehement
- more vehement comparative
- most vehement superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vehement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
The man made a vehement display of contempt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vehement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does vehement come from?
Borrowed from Middle French vehement (modern French véhément; compare Italian veemente, Portuguese veemente, Spanish vehemente); or from Latin vehemēns (“vehement; very eager; ardent, furious, impetuous; emphatic”), probably from vē- (“lacking, too little”) + mēns (“mind; intellect; judgment, reasoning”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).