vérité première

noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Proposition évidente, qu’on ne peut démontrer, mais sans laquelle toute démonstration serait impossible ; fondement de tout raisonnement.

Key facts for vérité première
PropertyValue
Headwordvérité première
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vérité première” sits in French frequency

vérité première falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

vérité première is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vérité première, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is vérité première, spelled V-É-R-I-T-É- -P-R-E-M-I-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Proposition évidente, qu’on ne peut démontrer, mais sans laquelle toute démonstration serait impossible ; fondement de tout raisonnement.
  2. 2
    Banalités.
  3. 3
    Considérations générales, évidences.

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 "vérité première"?
"vérité première" is spelled V-É-R-I-T-É- -P-R-E-M-I-È-R-E.
What does "vérité première" mean?
As a noun, "vérité première" means: Proposition évidente, qu’on ne peut démontrer, mais sans laquelle toute démonstration serait impossible ; fondement de tout raisonnement.
What language does "vérité première" come from?
"vérité première" 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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Using “vérité première”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-É-R-I-T-É- -P-R-E-M-I-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list