Ever-more or evermore?
ever-more is an adverb meaning “Alternative form of evermore”; evermore is an adverb meaning “Always; forever; eternally”. ever-more is written with a hyphen and evermore as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between ever-more and evermore?
| ever-more | evermore | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | adverb | adverb |
| Meaning | Alternative form of evermore | Always; forever; eternally At any time in the future |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /ˌɛvɚˈmoɹ/ /ˌɛvəˈmɔː/ /ˌɛvɚˈmo(ː)ɹ/ |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | about once in every 2 million words |
Sources: ever-more and evermore in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of ever-more and evermore
ever-more
- 1
Alternative form of evermore
evermore
- 1
Always; forever; eternally
- 2
At any time in the future
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, ever-more or evermore?
ever-more is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; evermore about once in every 2 million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).