ever so
/ˈɛvə(ɹ)ˌsoʊ/
"ever-so" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ever so” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ever, so.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ever so |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈɛvə(ɹ)ˌsoʊ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ever so” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for ever so is 7 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɛvə(ɹ)ˌsoʊ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
ever so has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is ever so, spelled E-V-E-R- -S-O.
Definition
- 1Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ever, so.
- 2Very, extremely
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.
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Using “ever so”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-V-E-R- -S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɛvə(ɹ)ˌsoʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.