veracity
ve·ra·ci·ty/vəˈɹæ.sə.ti/noun
veracity is spelled V-E-R-A-C-I-T-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables (ve·ra·ci·ty). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, veracity means “The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of veracity is veracities.
How many letters and syllables are in veracity?
| Letters | 8: V-E-R-A-C-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ve·ra·ci·ty |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is veracity?
Veracity appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th 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 veracity?
- UK /vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/
- US /vəˈɹæ.sə.ti/
Veracity has 4 syllables, split ve·ra·ci·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-veracity.wav, Veracity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with veracity
Sounds like: voracity (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with veracity?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as veracity from its last stressed vowel (/æsəti/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of veracity
- veracities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does veracity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness.
- 2
Something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth.
- 3
Agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision.
- 4
Act of being exact and accurate.
- 5
Correctness and carefulness in one's plan of action.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Veracity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | véracité , vérité , exactitude |
| German | Aufrichtigkeit |
| Portuguese | veracidade , verdade |
| Spanish | veracidad |
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 veracity come from?
From Middle French véracité, from Old French veracitie, from Medieval Latin vērācitās (“truthfulness”) (whence -acity), from Latin vērāx (“truthful, speaking truth”), from vērus (“true, real”). See very.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).