verisimilitude
/vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/noun
verisimilitude is spelled V-E-R-I-S-I-M-I-L-I-T-U-D-E: 14 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, verisimilitude means “The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of verisimilitude is verisimilitudes.
How many letters and syllables are in verisimilitude?
| Letters | 14: V-E-R-I-S-I-M-I-L-I-T-U-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 76,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is verisimilitude?
Verisimilitude appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th 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 verisimilitude?
- UK /vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/
Verisimilitude has 6 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-verisimilitude.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of verisimilitude
- verisimilitudes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does verisimilitude mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality.
- 2
A statement which merely appears to be true.
- 3
Faithfulness to its own rules; internal cohesion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Verisimilitude in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | verisimilitude |
| German | Wahrheitsähnlichkeit, Wahrheitsnähe, Realitätsnähe, Authentizität, Wirklichkeitsnähe , Scheinwahrheit |
| Portuguese | verossimilhança |
| Spanish | verosimilitud |
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 verisimilitude come from?
From Middle French vérisimilitude, from Latin vērīsimilitūdō (“likeness to truth”), more correctly written separately as vērī similitūdō; from vērī, genitive singular of vērus (“true, real”), + similitūdō (“likeness, resemblance”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).