evildoer
/ˈiːvəlˌduːə/
"evildoer" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“evildoer” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who performs evil acts.
Corpus desk
Index EN-evildoer · evildoer · English
evildoer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | evildoer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈiːvəlˌduːə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “evildoer” in English
Rare enough to double-check
evildoer is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈiːvəlˌduːə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who performs evil acts.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for evildoer, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English yvel doer; equivalent to evil + doer. The correct English form is evildoer, spelled E-V-I-L-D-O-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person who performs evil acts.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how evildoer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fret not thy ſelfe becauſe of euill doers, neither bee thou enuious againſt the workers of iniquitie.
"But gallantly they fought. Oh Hiya! they fought like very men, and slew many, and held their own, and then I came and saved them, and the evildoers have I sent on hither to Kôr to be judged of thy greatness, oh She! and here they are."
Etymology
From Middle English yvel doer; equivalent to evil + doer.
Antonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.