# every

> English word · Determiner · IPA /ˈɛv.(ə.)ɹi/ · frequency rank #158

## Definitions
1. All of a countable group (considered individually), without exception.
2. Denotes equal spacing at a stated interval, or a proportion corresponding to such a spacing.
3. Denotes an abundance of something.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English every, everich, eaver-euch, averiche, aver alche, ever ælche, from Old English ǣfre ǣlċ, ǣfre ǣġhwelċ (“each and every”). By surface analysis, ever + each or ever + which.

## Easily confused with
- **exert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/every-vs-exert)
- **eve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eve-vs-every)
- **even** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/even-vs-every)
- **ever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ever-vs-every)
- **event** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/event-vs-every)
- **enemy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enemy-vs-every)
- **entry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/entry-vs-every)
- **emery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emery-vs-every)
- **Ebert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ebert-vs-every)
- **Evers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evers-vs-every)
- **elegy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elegy-vs-every)
- **evens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evens-vs-every)
- **energy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/energy-vs-every)
- **evenly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evenly-vs-every)
- **Evelyn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evelyn-vs-every)
- **eatery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eatery-vs-every)

## Common misspellings (7)
`eevry`, `everry`, `everyy`, `eveyr`, `evrey`, `evvery`, `veery`

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