very much

adv

"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

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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.

Key facts for very much
PropertyValue
Headwordvery much
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “very much” in English

very muchranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Extremely. (Used to modify a verb. To modify an adjective or an adverb, very is used.)
  2. 2
    Indeed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. His two cousins are so very much alike.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "very much"?
"very much" is spelled V-E-R-Y- -M-U-C-H.
What does "very much" mean?
As an adverb, "very much" means: Extremely. (Used to modify a verb. To modify an adjective or an adverb, very is used.)
What language does "very much" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list