# ease vs evade

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ease
*noun · IPA /iːz/ · frequency rank #4,015*
Lack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily.

### evade
*verb · IPA /ɪˈveɪd/ · frequency rank #17,362*
To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ease-vs-evade