# verdict

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvɜː.dɪkt/ · frequency rank #6,855

## Definitions
1. A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
2. An opinion or judgement.

## Etymology
From Middle English verdit, from Anglo-Norman verdit (> Medieval Latin veredictum), from veir (“true”) + dit (“saying”); possibly a calque of a Germanic term such as Old English sōþword, sōþsprǣċ, sōþspell, sōþsagu, or sōþcwide, all meaning "true story, statement of truth, account, history". Doublet of veredictum.

## Easily confused with
- **Vedic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vedic-vs-verdict)
- **Verdi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/verdi-vs-verdict)
- **verdant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/verdant-vs-verdict)

## Common misspellings (11)
`evrdict`, `vedrict`, `verdcit`, `verddict`, `verdicct`, `verdictt`, `verditc`, `veridct`, `verrdict`, `vredict`, `vverdict`

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