# very

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈvɛɹi/ · frequency rank #106

## Definitions
1. To a great extent or degree.
2. Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true.
3. Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect.

## Etymology
From Middle English verray, from Old French verai (“true”), from Early Medieval Latin vērāgus, from Classical Latin vērāx, derived from vērus, from Proto-Italic *wēros, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros.
Distantly cognate with the Old English wǣr (“true”). Over time displaced the use of a number of Germanic words or prefixes to convey the sense 'very' such as fele, full-, mægen, sore, sin-, swith, (partially) wel.

## Easily confused with
- **VR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/very-vs-vr)
- **vet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/very-vs-vet)
- **vex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/very-vs-vex)
- **vor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/very-vs-vor)
- **vest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/very-vs-vest)
- **veto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/very-vs-veto)
- **vets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/very-vs-vets)
- **vestry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/very-vs-vestry)
- **VAR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/var-vs-very)
- **veg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veg-vs-very)
- **vee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vee-vs-very)
- **VCR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vcr-vs-very)
- **vel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vel-vs-very)
- **vary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vary-vs-very)
- **vent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vent-vs-very)
- **vein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vein-vs-very)
- **verb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/verb-vs-very)
- **vera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vera-vs-very)
- **veil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veil-vs-very)
- **Vega** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-very)

## Common misspellings (6)
`evry`, `verry`, `veryy`, `veyr`, `vrey`, `vvery`

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