everybody

Name: everybody, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈɛvɹiɪbɒdi/

//ˈɛvɹiɪbɒdi// pron

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“everybody” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #1,525 in English word frequency and used as a pronoun.

#1,525
frequency rank, English: 9
letters: 14
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - All people.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

everybody vs everybody's

82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for everybody
Property	Value
Headword	everybody
Language	English
Part of speech	Pronoun
IPA	/ˈɛvɹiɪbɒdi/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#1,525
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “everybody” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). everybody lands here:

#1,525

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for everybody is 9 letters long, classified as a pronoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɛvɹiɪbɒdi/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,525 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "All people.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for everybody, with forms such as "eevrybody", "everbyody", and "everrybody". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "everybody's", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From every + body. The correct English form is everybody, spelled E-V-E-R-Y-B-O-D-Y.

Definition

1
All people.

Etymology

From every + body.

Synonyms

everyone tout le monde all all and sundryeverybody and his brothereverybody and their brothereverybody and his cousineverybody and their cousineverybody and his dogeverybody and their dogeverybody and his grandmaeverybody and their grandmaeverybody and his mothereverybody and their mothereverybody and his uncleeverybody and their uncleeveryone and his brothereveryone and their brothereveryone and his cousineveryone and their cousineveryone and his dogeveryone and their dogeveryone and his grandmaeveryone and their grandmaeveryone and his mother everyone and their mothereveryone and his uncleeveryone and their unclethe whole worldthe whole world and his dog the world and his wife

Antonyms

nobody no oneLogically negates to not everybodyno mannone

This word in other languages

todos(Español)tout le monde(Français)alle(Deutsch)todos(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eevrybody,everbyody,everrybody,everybbody,everybdoy,everyboddy,everybodyy,everyboyd,everyobdy,everyybody,eveyrbody,evreybody,evverybody,veerybody

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of everybody - 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.

Edit distance from "everybody"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "everybody"?

"everybody" is spelled E-V-E-R-Y-B-O-D-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɛvɹiɪbɒdi/.

What does "everybody" mean?

As a pronoun, "everybody" means: All people.

What words are commonly confused with "everybody"?

"everybody" is commonly confused with "everybody's". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "everybody"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "everybody" is /ˈɛvɹiɪbɒdi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "everybody"?

From every + body. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “everybody”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is E-V-E-R-Y-B-O-D-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈɛvɹiɪbɒdi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “everybody's” - see the side-by-side comparison. everybody vs everybody's
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.