verdure
/ˈvɜːd͡ʒə/
"verdure" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“verdure” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The greenness of lush or growing vegetation (greenery); also: the vegetation itself.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verdure |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈvɜːd͡ʒə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verdure” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
verdure is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈvɜːd͡ʒə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
verdure doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English verdure, from Middle French verdure, from Old French verdure, from Late Latin *viridūra, from viridis (“green”) + -ūra (abstract noun-forming suffix). The correct English form is verdure, spelled V-E-R-D-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1The greenness of lush or growing vegetation (greenery); also: the vegetation itself.
- 2A condition of health and vigour.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English verdure, from Middle French verdure, from Old French verdure, from Late Latin *viridūra, from viridis (“green”) + -ūra (abstract noun-forming suffix).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “verdure”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is V-E-R-D-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈvɜːd͡ʒə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.