Which to use
“everybody” is a pronoun and “everybody's” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,525
- “everybody” frequency rank
- #12,594
- “everybody's” frequency rank
- 14119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | everybody | everybody's |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | All people. | Contraction of everybody is. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set everybody and everybody's apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: everybody is apronoun and everybody'sacontraction. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “everybody” sits inside “everybody's”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
everybody is recorded at frequency rank #1,525, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈɛvɹiɪbɒdi/. everybody's is at rank #12,594, tagged as acontraction.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 14119, this pair ranks #471,940 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of everybody vs everybody's
Shared letters: bdeorvy. Private to "everybody": -. Private to "everybody's": s.
"everybody" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "everybody's" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- everybody ← eevrybody · everbyody · everrybody · everybbody · everybdoy · everyboddy · everybodyy · everyboyd
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "everybody" and "everybody's" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "everybody" or "everybody's"?
Remembering everybody vs everybody's
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a pronoun, it's “everybody”; for a contraction, it's “everybody's”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “everybody” entry
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