# evil vs evils

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### evils
*noun · IPA /ˈiːvɪlz/ · frequency rank #18,304*
plural of evil

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