evince
/iˈvɪns/
"evince" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“evince” is uncommon English (frequency #97,004 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,004
- frequency rank, English
- 18,836
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | evince |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /iˈvɪns/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #97,004 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “evince” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
evince is uncommon English at frequency #97,004 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /iˈvɪns/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for evince, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French évincer, from Latin ēvincō (“conquer entirely, prevail over; prove exhaustively”), from ē- (short form of ex- (intensive prefix)) + vincō (“conquer”). Doublet of evict. The correct English form is evince, spelled E-V-I-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.
Etymology
From Middle French évincer, from Latin ēvincō (“conquer entirely, prevail over; prove exhaustively”), from ē- (short form of ex- (intensive prefix)) + vincō (“conquer”). Doublet of evict.
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 “evince”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-V-I-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /iˈvɪns/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.