Evita

name

"evita" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Evita” is uncommon English (frequency #56,737 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,737
frequency rank, English
18,836
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A female given name from Spanish.

Key facts for Evita
PropertyValue
HeadwordEvita
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,737
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Evita” 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). Evita lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Evita is uncommon English at frequency #56,737 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A female given name from Spanish.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Evita in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish Evita, a pet form of Eva. The correct English form is Evita, spelled E-V-I-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female given name from Spanish.

Etymology

From Spanish Evita, a pet form of Eva.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Evita"?
"Evita" is spelled E-V-I-T-A.
What does "Evita" mean?
As a proper noun, "Evita" means: A female given name from Spanish.
What is the origin of the word "Evita"?
From Spanish Evita, a pet form of Eva. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Evita”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is E-V-I-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list