veterinary

/ˈvɛtɪnɹi/

//ˈvɛtɪnɹi// adj

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"veterinary" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“veterinary” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,475. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,475
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.

Corpus desk

Index EN-veterinary · veterinary · English

veterinary · rank #10,475 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,475
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH valuation

Nearest frequency peer: valuation (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “veterinary”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “veterinary” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for veterinary
PropertyValue
Headwordveterinary
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈvɛtɪnɹi/
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,475
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “veterinary”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “valuation” (#10,474), “utilize” (#10,473), “violate” (#10,477). Among 969 “V” headwords, “veterinary” is #10,475. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around veterinary (IPA /ˈvɛtɪnɹi/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,475 among 969 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for veterinary, with forms such as "evterinary", "veetrinary", and "veteirnary". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin veterīnārius, from veterīnus and veterīnae (“cattle;"beasts of burden/of draught"”); compare with veterinarian. The correct English form is veterinary, spelled V-E-T-E-R-I-N-A-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Max used all his veterinary knowledge to save the goose stuck in the fence.
  2. The talented artist quickly became fluent in English, found work at a pizzeria and dreamed of becoming a veterinary assistant.

Etymology

From Latin veterīnārius, from veterīnus and veterīnae (“cattle;"beasts of burden/of draught"”); compare with veterinarian.

This word in other languages

veterinario(Español)vétérinaire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evterinary
  • veetrinary
  • veteirnary
  • veterianry
  • veterinarry
  • veterinaryy
  • veterinayr
  • veterinnary
  • veterinray
  • veterniary
  • veterrinary
  • vetreinary
  • vetterinary
  • vteerinary
  • vveterinary

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of veterinary - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evterinary2veetrinary2veteirnary2veterianry2veterinarry1veterinaryy1veterinayr2veterinnary1
Edit distance from "veterinary"

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 "veterinary"?
"veterinary" is spelled V-E-T-E-R-I-N-A-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɛtɪnɹi/.
What does "veterinary" mean?
As an adjective, "veterinary" means: Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.
What are common misspellings of "veterinary"?
Common misspellings include "evterinary", "veetrinary", "veteirnary", "veterianry", "veterinarry". The correct spelling is "veterinary".
How do you pronounce "veterinary"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "veterinary" is /ˈvɛtɪnɹi/. 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 "veterinary"?
From Latin veterīnārius, from veterīnus and veterīnae (“cattle;"beasts of burden/of draught"”); compare with veterinarian. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "veterinary", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

allocation#10,483terminated#10,461spacecraft#10,448Canterbury#10,505

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

noticeable15 variantsmentioning15 variantsingredient15 variantsoverweight15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list