# Evans vs evens

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Evans
*name · IPA /ˈɛvənz/ · frequency rank #4,943*
A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] common in Wales, derived from the given name Evan (or Ifan in Welsh).

### evens
*noun · frequency rank #41,116*
plural of even

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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