evade

/ɪˈveɪd/

//ɪˈveɪd// verb

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"evade" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“evade” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,362. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,362
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.

Corpus desk

Index EN-evade · evade · English

evade · rank #17,362 · 6 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,362
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH espresso

Nearest frequency peer: espresso (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “evade”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “evade” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

evade vs eve
60% similar
evade vs Evan
40% similar
evade vs Evie
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for evade
PropertyValue
Headwordevade
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪˈveɪd/
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,362
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “evade” sits in English frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).evadelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “espresso” (#17,361), “fab” (#17,363), “fairs” (#17,364). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around evade (IPA /ɪˈveɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,362 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for evade, with forms such as "eavde", "evadde", and "evaed". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "eve", "Evan", "Evie", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French évader, from Latin ēvādō (“to pass or go over; flee”), from ē (“out of, from”) + vādō (“to go; walk”). See also wade. The correct English form is evade, spelled E-V-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.
  2. 2
    To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from.
  3. 3
    To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how evade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He evaded his opponent's blows.
  2. The robbers evaded the police.

Etymology

From Middle French évader, from Latin ēvādō (“to pass or go over; flee”), from ē (“out of, from”) + vādō (“to go; walk”). See also wade.

Synonyms

equivocateshuffledodgeend-runsidestepgive the go-bygive someone the runaround

This word in other languages

evadir(Español)esquiver(Français)ausweichen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eavde
  • evadde
  • evaed
  • evdae
  • evvade
  • veade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of evade - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eavde2evadde1evaed2evdae2evvade1veade2
Edit distance from "evade"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "evade"?
"evade" is spelled E-V-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪˈveɪd/.
What does "evade" mean?
As a verb, "evade" means: To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.
What words are commonly confused with "evade"?
"evade" is commonly confused with "eve", "Evan", "Evie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "evade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "evade" is /ɪˈveɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "evade"?
From Middle French évader, from Latin ēvādō (“to pass or go over; flee”), from ē (“out of, from”) + vādō (“to go; walk”). See also wade. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "evade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fairs#17,364Elton#17,354Hanoi#17,376heist#17,379

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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  • "evade" maps to 12 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "eve". View pair
  • 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #17,362 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list