verisimilitude
\ve.ʁi.si.mi.li.tyd\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verisimilitude |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ve.ʁi.si.mi.li.tyd\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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
- 1Graphie ancienne de vérisimilitude : Apparence de vérité, proximité de la vérité.
- 2Assertion qui semble être vraie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how verisimilitude appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.