# verity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvɛɹɪti/ · frequency rank #36,390

## Definitions
1. Truth, fact or reality, especially an enduring religious or ethical truth; veracity.
2. A true statement; an established doctrine.

## Etymology
From Middle English verite, from Anglo-Norman verité or Middle French verité, from Old French verité, from Latin vēritās, from the adjective vērus (“true”).

## Easily confused with
- **very** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/verity-vs-very)
- **vert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/verity-vs-vert)
- **verify** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/verify-vs-verity)
- **vanity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vanity-vs-verity)
- **verily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/verily-vs-verity)
- **variety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/variety-vs-verity)
- **varsity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/varsity-vs-verity)
- **veritas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veritas-vs-verity)
- **veracity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veracity-vs-verity)

## Common misspellings (9)
`evrity`, `veirty`, `veritty`, `verityy`, `veriyt`, `verrity`, `vertiy`, `vreity`, `vverity`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/verity