evanescence

Name: evanescence, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˌɛv.əˈnɛs.əns/

//ˌɛv.əˈnɛs.əns// noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“evanescence” is an uncommon English word, ranked #62,876 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#62,876
frequency rank, English: 11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance.

Key facts for evanescence
Property	Value
Headword	evanescence
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˌɛv.əˈnɛs.əns/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#62,876
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “evanescence” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). evanescence lands here:

#62,876

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for evanescence is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɛv.əˈnɛs.əns/. Corpus data places it at rank #62,876 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for evanescence, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Medieval Latin ēvānēscentia. The correct English form is evanescence, spelled E-V-A-N-E-S-C-E-N-C-E.

Definition

1
The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance.
2
The event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight.

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ēvānēscentia.

This word in other languages

evanescencia(Español)évanescence(Français)

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 "evanescence"?

"evanescence" is spelled E-V-A-N-E-S-C-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɛv.əˈnɛs.əns/.

What does "evanescence" mean?

As a noun, "evanescence" means: The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance.

How do you pronounce "evanescence"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "evanescence" is /ˌɛv.əˈnɛs.əns/. 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 "evanescence"?

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ēvānēscentia. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “evanescence”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is E-V-A-N-E-S-C-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˌɛv.əˈnɛs.əns/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.