# Evan vs evil

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Evan
*name · IPA /ˈɛ.vən/ · frequency rank #9,744*
A male given name from Welsh Ifan, equivalent to English John.

### evil
*adjective · IPA /ˈiː.vəl/ · frequency rank #1,859*
Intending to harm; malevolent.

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