verisimilitude

\ve.ʁi.si.mi.li.tyd\

/\ve.ʁi.si.mi.li.tyd\/ noun

The verdict

“verisimilitude” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Graphie ancienne de vérisimilitude : Apparence de vérité, proximité de la vérité.

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Index FR-verisimilitude · verisimilitude · French

verisimilitude · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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 verisimilitude
PropertyValue
Headwordverisimilitude
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ve.ʁi.si.mi.li.tyd\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « verisimilitude » en français

verisimilituden'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

verisimilitude is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ve.ʁi.si.mi.li.tyd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

verisimilitude has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is verisimilitude, spelled V-E-R-I-S-I-M-I-L-I-T-U-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Graphie ancienne de vérisimilitude : Apparence de vérité, proximité de la vérité.
  2. 2
    Assertion qui semble être vraie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Cette apparence de verisimilitude qui les faict prendre plustost à gauche qu’à droicte, augmentez la ; cette once de verisimilitude, qui incline la balance, multipliez là de cent, de mille onces ; il en adviendra en fin, que la balance prendra party tout à faict, et arrestera un chois et une verité entiere.

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 "verisimilitude"?
"verisimilitude" is spelled V-E-R-I-S-I-M-I-L-I-T-U-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ve.ʁi.si.mi.li.tyd\.
What does "verisimilitude" mean?
As a noun, "verisimilitude" means: Graphie ancienne de vérisimilitude : Apparence de vérité, proximité de la vérité.
How do you pronounce "verisimilitude"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verisimilitude" is \ve.ʁi.si.mi.li.tyd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verisimilitude" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list