evasion
/ɪˈveɪʒən/noun
evasion is spelled E-V-A-S-I-O-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, evasion means “The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of evasion is evasions.
How many letters and syllables are in evasion?
| Letters | 7: E-V-A-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,896th 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 evasion?
Evasion appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th 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 evasion?
- /ɪˈveɪʒən/
Evasion has 3 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-evasion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of evasion
- evasions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does evasion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Evasion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argum:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | esquive |
| German | Umgehung, Ausweichen, Hinterziehung, Vermeidung |
| Portuguese | evasão, evasiva |
| Spanish | evasión, fraude de ley, evasiva, callejuela |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does evasion come from?
From Middle French évasion, from Late Latin evasionem (accusative of evasio).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).