veritable
/ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tə.bl/adjective
veritable is spelled V-E-R-I-T-A-B-L-E: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, veritable means “True; genuine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in veritable?
| Letters | 9: V-E-R-I-T-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th 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 veritable?
Veritable appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th 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 veritable?
- US /ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tə.bl/
Veritable has 4 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: En-us-veritable.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of veritable
- more veritable comparative
- most veritable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does veritable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
True; genuine.
He is a veritable genius.
- 2
As an intensifier: absolute, indisputable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does veritable come from?
From verity + -able, from Middle French veritable, from Old French veritable, from Latin veritabilis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).