# evenly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈiːvənli/ · frequency rank #12,043

## Definitions
1. So as to form a flat surface.
2. In a fair manner of distribution, giving the same amount or number to each; equally.
3. In a manner that leaves no remainder.
4. In terms of or by means of even numbers.

## Etymology
From Middle English evenly, evenliche, from Old English efenlīċe (“evenly, alike, equally”), equivalent to even + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **every** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evenly-vs-every)
- **event** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evenly-vs-event)
- **evens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evenly-vs-evens)
- **events** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evenly-vs-events)
- **even** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/even-vs-evenly)
- **Evelyn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evelyn-vs-evenly)

## Common misspellings (9)
`eevnly`, `evelny`, `evenlly`, `evenlyy`, `evennly`, `evenyl`, `evnely`, `evvenly`, `veenly`

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