evert
/ɪˈvɜːt/
"evert" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“evert” is an uncommon English word, ranked #50,497 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #50,497
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To turn inside out (like a pocket being emptied) or outwards.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | evert |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪˈvɜːt/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #50,497 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “evert” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for evert is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪˈvɜːt/. Corpus data places it at rank #50,497 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for evert in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin ēvertere (“to turn (an item of clothing) inside out”), Latin ēvertere, present active infinitive of ēvertō (“to turn upside down; to overturn; to reverse”), from ē- (variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘out, away’)) + vertō (“to reverse; to revol… The correct English form is evert, spelled E-V-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1To turn inside out (like a pocket being emptied) or outwards.
- 2To move (someone or something) out of the way.
- 3To turn upside down; to overturn.
- 4To disrupt; to overthrow.
Etymology
From Late Latin ēvertere (“to turn (an item of clothing) inside out”), Latin ēvertere, present active infinitive of ēvertō (“to turn upside down; to overturn; to reverse”), from ē- (variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘out, away’)) + vertō (“to reverse; to revolve, turn; to turn around”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to rotate, turn”)).
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); 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 “evert”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-V-E-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.