veritably
/ˈvɛɹɪtəbli/adverb
veritably is an adverb meaning “In a veritable manner; in a way that truly and accurately describes something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled V-E-R-I-T-A-B-L-Y and has 4 syllables, and it appears about once in every 31 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does veritably mean?
adverb
- 1
In a veritable manner; in a way that truly and accurately describes something.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce veritably?
- /ˈvɛɹɪtəbli/
- /ˈvɛɹətəbli/
Veritably 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-veritably.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of veritably
- more veritably comparative
- most veritably superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is veritably?
Veritably appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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).
Veritably in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a veritable manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | véritablement |
| Spanish | verdaderamente |
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 veritably come from?
From veritable + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).