veronica

/vəˈɹɒnɪkə/

//vəˈɹɒnɪkə// noun

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"veronica" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“veronica” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,835. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,835
frequency rank, English
7,391
“V” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

veronica vs Verona
63% similar

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

Key facts for veronica
PropertyValue
Headwordveronica
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vəˈɹɒnɪkə/
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,835
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “veronica” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). veronica lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around veronica (IPA /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,835 among 7,391 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for veronica, with forms such as "evronica", "veornica", and "vernoica". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Verona", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Named after Saint Veronica. The correct English form is veronica, spelled V-E-R-O-N-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    The image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this.
  2. 2
    A circular swinging movement of the cape, used to avoid the bull.
  3. 3
    A flower of the genus Veronica, usually having blue petals.

Etymology

Named after Saint Veronica.

This word in other languages

verónica(Español)véronique(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evronica
  • veornica
  • vernoica
  • veroinca
  • veroncia
  • veroniac
  • veronicca
  • veronnica
  • verronica
  • vreonica
  • vveronica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of veronica - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evronica2veornica2vernoica2veroinca2veroncia2veroniac2veronicca1veronnica1
Edit distance from "veronica"

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 "veronica"?
"veronica" is spelled V-E-R-O-N-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/.
What does "veronica" mean?
As a noun, "veronica" means: The image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this.
What words are commonly confused with "veronica"?
"veronica" is commonly confused with "Verona". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "veronica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "veronica" is /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/. 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 "veronica"?
Named after Saint Veronica. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “veronica”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is V-E-R-O-N-I-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Verona” - see the side-by-side comparison. veronica vs Verona
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list