veridical
/vəˈɹɪdɪkəl/
"veridical" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“veridical” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - True.
Corpus desk
Index EN-veridical · veridical · English
veridical · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | veridical |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /vəˈɹɪdɪkəl/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “veridical” in English
Rare enough to double-check
veridical is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /vəˈɹɪdɪkəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for veridical, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin veridicus (“truly said”), from verus (“true”) and dīcō (“I say”). The correct English form is veridical, spelled V-E-R-I-D-I-C-A-L.
Definition
- 1True.
- 2Pertaining to an experience, perception, or interpretation that accurately represents reality.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how veridical appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Few believe that all claimed religious experiences are veridical.
There was great need for empirical research that would build a more veridical description of organizations and management.
Etymology
From Latin veridicus (“truly said”), from verus (“true”) and dīcō (“I say”).
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.