# evident

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɛv.ɪ.dənt/ · frequency rank #7,220

## Definitions
1. Obviously true by simple observation.

## Etymology
From Middle English evident, from Old French evident, from Latin ēvidēns (“visible, apparent, clear, plain”) (compare Late Latin ēvideor (“to appear plainly”)), from ē (“out”) + videō (“see”), present participle vidēns, deponent videor (“to appear, seem”). Displaced native Old English sweotol.

## Easily confused with
- **evidently** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evident-vs-evidently)
- **event** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/event-vs-evident)
- **eminent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eminent-vs-evident)
- **evidence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evidence-vs-evident)

## Common misspellings (10)
`eivdent`, `evdient`, `eviddent`, `evidennt`, `evidentt`, `evidetn`, `evidnet`, `eviednt`, `evvident`, `veident`

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