Verbs That Start With V

44 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

These verbs that start with V come from a standard English dictionary used for word games, ranked by how often each word is used in everyday writing. There are 44 verbs starting with V on this page. The 44 most common come first, each with a short meaning, followed by shorter, longer and easier picks and a filter for any ending or length.

Forty-four verbs start with V, a modest set with a strong sound. Vote, visit and vow are short and clear for young learners, and vanish is a favourite in magic-themed stories.

Several longer words end in -ate or -ize: validate, vindicate, visualize and vaporize, with visualise listed as a British form. Vie is a fun oddity, a three-letter verb with two vowels in a row. Writers wanting vivid motion can reach for veer, vibrate and venture.

Verbs starting with V: 44
Most used: vote
Longest common one: volunteer 9 letters

Most common verbs that start with V

Ranked by how often the word appears in English text. "Type" is the word's main part of speech.

#	Word	Meaning	Type
1	vote	express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote	verb
2	visit	go to see a place, as for entertainment	verb
3	visiting	go to see a place, as for entertainment	verb
4	volunteer	tell voluntarily	verb
5	venture	proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers	verb
6	vary	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or...	verb
7	visa	provide (a passport) with a visa	verb
8	viewing	deem to be	verb
9	verify	confirm the truth of	verb
10	violate	fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns	verb
11	vest	provide with power and authority	verb
12	veil	to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil	verb
13	vow	make a vow; promise	verb
14	validate	declare or make legally valid	verb
15	vanish	get lost, as without warning or explanation	verb
16	vie	compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others	verb
17	vanishing	get lost, as without warning or explanation	verb
18	visualize	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind	verb
19	voicing	give voice to	verb
20	versed	compose verses or put into verse	verb
21	vacate	leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily	verb
22	venting	give expression or utterance to	verb
23	vouch	give personal assurance; guarantee	verb
24	vibrate	shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner	verb
25	veer	turn sharply; change direction abruptly	verb
26	vamp	make up	verb
27	vex	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations	verb
28	vaccinate	perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation	verb
29	vanquish	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	verb
30	veering	turn sharply; change direction abruptly	verb
31	visualise	view the outline of by means of an X-ray	verb
32	vindicate	show to be right by providing justification or proof	verb
33	vaporize	kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting	verb
34	vilify	spread negative information about	verb
35	voiding	declare invalid	verb
36	ventilate	expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen	verb
37	venerate	regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of	verb
38	verbalize	be verbose	verb
39	victimize	make a victim of	verb
40	vandalize	destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism	verb
41	vocalizing	utter with vibrating vocal chords	verb
42	veiling	to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil	verb
43	vocalize	utter with vibrating vocal chords	verb
44	vend	sell or offer for sale from place to place	verb

Positive verbs that start with V

vouch
venerate

Short verbs that start with V

vote
visit
vary
visa
vest
veil
vow
vie
vouch
veer
vamp
vex
vend

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How many verbs start with V?

This list has 44 verbs starting with V, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words that appear in real English text.

What are the most common verbs that start with V?

vote, visit, visiting, volunteer, venture, vary, visa, viewing are the most used in everyday English.

What are some long verbs that start with V?

volunteer, vanishing, visualize, vaccinate, visualise.

What are easy verbs that start with V for kids?

vote, visit are short, everyday examples.

Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.

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