# evasive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪˈveɪsɪv/ · frequency rank #27,452

## Definitions
1. Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
2. Directed towards avoidance or escape

## Etymology
From French évasif, from Latin ēvādō.

## Easily confused with
- **elusive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elusive-vs-evasive)
- **evasion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evasion-vs-evasive)

## Common misspellings (9)
`eavsive`, `evaisve`, `evasiev`, `evasivve`, `evassive`, `evasvie`, `evsaive`, `evvasive`, `veasive`

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