evenly
/ˈiːvənli/adverb
evenly is spelled E-V-E-N-L-Y: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, evenly means “So as to form a flat surface” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in evenly?
| Letters | 6: E-V-E-N-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.5 times per million words; the 12,045th 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 evenly?
Evenly appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th 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 evenly?
- /ˈiːvənli/
Evenly 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-evenly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of evenly
- more evenly comparative
- most evenly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does evenly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
So as to form a flat surface.
Spread the icing evenly over the cake.
- 2
In a fair manner of distribution, giving the same amount or number to each; equally.
To avoid arguments, he divided the sweets evenly between his two children.
- 3
In a manner that leaves no remainder.
12 is evenly divisible by 2, 3, 4 and 6.
- 4
In terms of or by means of even numbers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Evenly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | uniformément , également, équitablement |
| Portuguese | uniformemente, planamente , justamente, imparcialmente |
| Spanish | uniformemente , equitativamente , divisible exacto |
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 evenly come from?
From Middle English evenly, evenliche, from Old English efenlīċe (“evenly, alike, equally”), equivalent to even + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).