everlasting
/ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ/
"everlasting" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“everlasting” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #16,227 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #16,227
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lasting or enduring forever; endless, eternal.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | everlasting |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #16,227 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “everlasting” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for everlasting is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ/. Corpus data places it at rank #16,227 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for everlasting, with forms such as "eevrlasting", "evelrasting", and "everalsting". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English ever-lasting (“(adjective) eternal, perpetual; constant; (adverb) eternally; (noun) eternity”), from ever (“at all times, always, constantly; eternally, perpetually; regularly; etc.”) + lasting (“continuing, lasting; eternal; etc.”). * E… The correct English form is everlasting, spelled E-V-E-R-L-A-S-T-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Lasting or enduring forever; endless, eternal.
- 2Lasting or enduring forever; endless, eternal.
- 3Lasting or enduring forever; endless, eternal.
- 4Continuing for a long period; eternal.
- 5Happening all the time, especially to a tiresome extent; constant, incessant, unending.
- 6Of clothing or fabric: lasting a long time; very durable or hard-wearing.
- 7Chiefly in the name of a plant:
- 8Chiefly in the name of a plant:
- 9Used as an intensifier.
Etymology
From Middle English ever-lasting (“(adjective) eternal, perpetual; constant; (adverb) eternally; (noun) eternity”), from ever (“at all times, always, constantly; eternally, perpetually; regularly; etc.”) + lasting (“continuing, lasting; eternal; etc.”). * Ever is derived from Old English ǣfre (“ever”), possibly from ā (“always, ever”) + in fēore (“in life”). Ā is from Proto-West Germanic *aiw (“eternity; long time”), from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz (“long time; eternity”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- (“life, vital force; long time; eternity”); and fēore is the dative singular of feorh (“life”), from Proto-West Germanic *ferh (“life; kind of tree”), from Proto-Germanic *ferhwą (“body; life; tree”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- (“oak tree”) (as the oak represented life and vitality in Germanic mythology). * Lasting is derived from lasten (“to continue, last; etc.”) + -ing (suffix forming present participle forms of verbs, often used as adjectives)); and lasten from Old English lǣstan (“to follow, pursue; to carry out, perform”), from Proto-West Germanic *laistijan (“to follow, pursue; to carry out, perform”), from Proto-Germanic *laistijaną (“to follow, pursue”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leys- (“to trace, track”). By surface analysis, ever (adverb) + lasting (adjective).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eevrlasting,evelrasting,everalsting,everlasitng,everlassting,everlastign,everlastingg,everlastinng,everlastnig,everlastting,everlatsing,everllasting,everlsating,everrlasting,evrelasting,evverlasting,veerlasting
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of everlasting - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “everlasting”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-V-E-R-L-A-S-T-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ/ (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.