veritable

/ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tə.bl/

//ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tə.bl// adj

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"veritable" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“veritable” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,784. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,784
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - True; genuine.

Corpus desk

Index EN-veritable · veritable · English

veritable · rank #28,784 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,784
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH usability

Nearest frequency peer: usability (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “veritable”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “veritable” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

veritable vs variable
78% similar
veritable vs vegetable
78% similar
veritable vs verifiable
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for veritable
PropertyValue
Headwordveritable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tə.bl/
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,784
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “veritable”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).veritablelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “usability” (#28,783), “Uranus” (#28,782), “Voldemort” (#28,786). Among 969 “V” headwords, “veritable” is #28,784. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around veritable (IPA /ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tə.bl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,784 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for veritable, with forms such as "evritable", "veirtable", and "veriatble". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "variable", "vegetable", "verifiable", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French veritable, from Old French veritable, from Latin veritabilis. The correct English form is veritable, spelled V-E-R-I-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    True; genuine.
  2. 2
    As an intensifier: absolute, indisputable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how veritable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He is a veritable genius.
  2. A fair is a veritable smorgasbord.

Etymology

From Middle French veritable, from Old French veritable, from Latin veritabilis.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evritable
  • veirtable
  • veriatble
  • veritabble
  • veritabel
  • veritablle
  • veritalbe
  • veritbale
  • veritible
  • verittable
  • verritable
  • vertiable
  • vreitable
  • vveritable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of veritable - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evritable2veirtable2veriatble2veritabble1veritabel2veritablle1veritalbe2veritbale2
Edit distance from "veritable"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "veritable"?
"veritable" is spelled V-E-R-I-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tə.bl/.
What does "veritable" mean?
As an adjective, "veritable" means: True; genuine.
What words are commonly confused with "veritable"?
"veritable" is commonly confused with "variable", "vegetable", "verifiable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "veritable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "veritable" is /ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tə.bl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "veritable"?
From Middle French veritable, from Old French veritable, from Latin veritabilis. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "veritable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

usability#28,783Voldemort#28,786untenable#28,780Whittaker#28,791

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

alienating14 variantssnowboard14 variantsbloodbath14 variantsrevolting14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list