# evasion

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˈveɪʒən/ · frequency rank #16,904

## Definitions
1. The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.

## Etymology
From Middle French évasion, from Late Latin evasionem (accusative of evasio).

## Easily confused with
- **evasive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evasion-vs-evasive)
- **Easton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/easton-vs-evasion)
- **erosion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erosion-vs-evasion)
- **elation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elation-vs-evasion)
- **envision** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/envision-vs-evasion)
- **Evanston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evanston-vs-evasion)

## Common misspellings (10)
`eavsion`, `evaison`, `evasino`, `evasionn`, `evasoin`, `evassion`, `evation`, `evsaion`, `evvasion`, `veasion`

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