Which to use
“ver” is a noun and “very” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,804
- “ver” frequency rank
- #17,034
- “very” frequency rank
- 27838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ver | very |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Animal invertébré long et rampant au corps cylindrique, sans membres articulés et qui correspond à plusieurs animaux comme les vers de terre, certaines larves d’insectes, etc. | Très, bien. |
Where the eye mixes ver and very
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ver vs very
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ver is \vɛʁ\ while very is \ˈvɛɹ.i\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ver” sits inside “very”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ver is recorded at frequency rank #10,804, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɛʁ\. very is at rank #17,034, tagged as anadv, pronounced \ˈvɛɹ.i\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27838, this pair ranks #326,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ver vs very
Shared letters: erv. Private to "ver": -. Private to "very": y.
"ver" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "very" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- very ← evry · verry · veryy · veyr · vrey · vvery
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ver" and "very" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ver" or "very"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ver" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "very" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #326,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ver" and "very" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "very vs voy". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #326,467 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.