veritable

\veʁiˈtaːblə\

/\veʁiˈtaːblə\/ adj

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The verdict

“veritable” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,093. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,093
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de veritabel.

Corpus desk

Index FR-veritable · veritable · French

veritable · rank #39,093 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,093
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH ventriculaire

Nearest frequency peer: ventriculaire (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « veritable »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « veritable » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

veritable vs véritables
80% similar
veritable vs variable
78% similar
veritable vs vérifiable
70% similar

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

Key facts for veritable
PropertyValue
Headwordveritable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\veʁiˈtaːblə\
Letters9
Frequency rank#39,093
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « veritable »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.veritablese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ventriculaire » (#39,092), « vidéaste » (#39,094), « Ventoux » (#39,091). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « veritable » est au #39,093. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around veritable (IPA \veʁiˈtaːblə\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,093 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for veritable, with forms such as "evritable", "veirtable", and "veriatble". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "véritables", "variable", "vérifiable", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is veritable, spelled V-E-R-I-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de veritabel.
  2. 2
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de veritabel.
  3. 3
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de veritabel.
  4. 4
    Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison faible de veritabel.
  5. 5
    Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de veritabel.
  6. 6
    Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de veritabel.
  7. 7
    Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de veritabel.
  8. 8
    Nominatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de veritabel.
  9. 9
    Nominatif singulier (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison faible de veritabel.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evritable
  • veirtable
  • veriatble
  • veritabble
  • veritabel
  • veritablle
  • veritalbe
  • veritbale
  • verittable
  • verritable
  • vertiable
  • vreitable
  • vveritable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evritable2veirtable2veriatble2veritabble1veritabel2veritablle1veritalbe2veritbale2
Edit distance from "veritable"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "veritable"?
"veritable" is spelled V-E-R-I-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \veʁiˈtaːblə\.
What does "veritable" mean?
As an adjective, "veritable" means: Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de veritabel.
What words are commonly confused with "veritable"?
"veritable" is commonly confused with "véritables", "variable", "vérifiable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "veritable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "veritable" is \veʁiˈtaːblə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "veritable" come from?
"veritable" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

worldwide#39,103trouvions#39,077émulateur#39,118tenteront#39,066

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

villageoise13 variantsaccroissent13 variantsaffectueuse13 variantsspartiate13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list