very much
"very-much" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“very much” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Extremely. (Used to modify a verb. To modify an adjective or an adverb, very is used.)
Corpus desk
Index EN-very-much · very much · English
very much · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | very much |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “very much” in English
Rare enough to double-check
very much is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for very much in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is very much, spelled V-E-R-Y- -M-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1Extremely. (Used to modify a verb. To modify an adjective or an adverb, very is used.)
- 2Indeed.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how very much appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
His two cousins are so very much alike.
I am very much aware you'd very much like to see me again.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.