evacuee
/ɪˌvæk.juˈiː/noun
evacuee is spelled E-V-A-C-U-E-E: 7 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, evacuee means “A person who has been evacuated, especially a civilian evacuated from a dangerous place in time of war” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of evacuee is evacuees.
How many letters and syllables are in evacuee?
| Letters | 7: E-V-A-C-U-E-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is evacuee?
Evacuee appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce evacuee?
- /ɪˌvæk.juˈiː/
Evacuee has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-evacuee.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of evacuee
- evacuees plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does evacuee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who has been evacuated, especially a civilian evacuated from a dangerous place in time of war
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate evacuee?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of evacuee: evac.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does evacuee come from?
From French évacué, évacuée, from évacuer, equivalent to evacu(ate) + -ee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).