# veranda

> English word · Noun · IPA /vəˈɹæn.də/ · frequency rank #33,477

## Definitions
1. A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building.

## Etymology
An Indian English word of Indo-Portuguese origin, from Portuguese varanda (“balustrade; balcony”). Further etymology is unclear and disputed.

## Easily confused with
- **Verna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veranda-vs-verna)
- **Verona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veranda-vs-verona)
- **verandah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veranda-vs-verandah)
- **Vedanta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vedanta-vs-veranda)

## Common misspellings (10)
`evranda`, `vearnda`, `veradna`, `veranad`, `verandda`, `verannda`, `vernada`, `verranda`, `vreanda`, `vveranda`

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