very

/ˈvɛɹ.i/

//ˈvɛɹ.i// adv

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The verdict

“very” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,188. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,188
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Muy.

Corpus desk

Index ES-very · very · Spanish

very · rank #21,188 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,188
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vergas

Nearest frequency peer: vergas (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “very”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “very” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

very vs vez
50% similar
very vs voy
50% similar
very vs ves
50% similar

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

Key facts for very
PropertyValue
Headwordvery
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/ˈvɛɹ.i/
Letters4
Frequency rank#21,188
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “very”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.verycae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “vergas” (#21,187), “victorioso” (#21,189), “veraz” (#21,186). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “very” va en #21,188. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around very (IPA /ˈvɛɹ.i/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #21,188 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for very, with forms such as "bery", "evry", and "verry". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vez", "voy", "ves", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is very, spelled V-E-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Muy.
  2. 2
    -ísimo, (como aumentativo del adjetivo que modifica).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. That dog is very fast.
  2. The cake you made for me was very delicious.

Synonyms

highlyremarkablyreallytrulyquite

Antonyms

scarcelyslightlyhardlybarely

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bery
  • evry
  • verry
  • veryy
  • veyr
  • vrey
  • vvery

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of very - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bery1evry2verry1veryy1veyr2vrey2vvery1
Edit distance from "very"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "very"?
"very" is spelled V-E-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɛɹ.i/.
What does "very" mean?
As an adverb, "very" means: Muy.
What words are commonly confused with "very"?
"very" is commonly confused with "vez", "voy", "ves". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "very"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "very" is /ˈvɛɹ.i/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "very" come from?
"very" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vito#21,191urbe#21,183wood#21,199yate#21,202

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

talón7 variantsSeth7 variantsaliada7 variantsBenny7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list