very

\ˈvɛɹ.i\

/\ˈvɛɹ.i\/ adv

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The verdict

“very” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,034. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,034
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-very · very · French

very · rank #17,034 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,034
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH Valois

Nearest frequency peer: Valois (-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 « very »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « very » 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).

very vs VR
0% similar
very vs ves
50% similar
very vs vir
50% similar

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

Key facts for very
PropertyValue
Headwordvery
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ˈvɛɹ.i\
Letters4
Frequency rank#17,034
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « very »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).veryse 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 « Valois » (#17,033), « vielle » (#17,035), « utilisaient » (#17,032). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « very » est au #17,034. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around very (IPA \ˈvɛɹ.i\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #17,034 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for very, with forms such as "evry", "verry", and "veryy". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "VR", "ves", "vir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is very, spelled V-E-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Très, bien.
  2. 2
    Tout (placé après un déterminant défini).

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. All three texts play with imagery drawn directly from the lived observation that a she-bear is very dangerous if one interferes with her cubs.
  2. Cathy was my very first love.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • 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.

evry2verry1veryy1veyr2vrey2vvery1
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 French 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: Très, bien.
What words are commonly confused with "very"?
"very" is commonly confused with "VR", "ves", "vir". 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 French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

amber6 variantsambre6 variantsrayé6 variantspaume6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list