# vehement

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈviː.ə.mənt/ · frequency rank #46,251

## Definitions
1. Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.

## Etymology
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”).

## Easily confused with
- **vehemently** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vehement-vs-vehemently)

## Common misspellings (12)
`evhement`, `veehment`, `veheemnt`, `vehemennt`, `vehementt`, `vehemetn`, `vehemment`, `vehemnet`, `vehhement`, `vehmeent`, `vheement`, `vvehement`

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