even the score
"even-the-score" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“even the score” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To seek or obtain revenge against someone.
Corpus desk
Index EN-even-the-score · even the score · English
even the score · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | even the score |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “even the score” in English
Rare enough to double-check
even the score is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To seek or obtain revenge against someone.".
Zero misspellings are on record for even the score in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: By analogy to scorekeeping in sports. The correct English form is even the score, spelled E-V-E-N- -T-H-E- -S-C-O-R-E.
Definition
- 1To seek or obtain revenge against someone.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how even the score appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonyms: pay off old scores, pay back in someone's own coin
When the student pulled a prank on the principal, the principal evened the score by giving the student a suspension.
Etymology
By analogy to scorekeeping in sports.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.