evocation

noun

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"evocation" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“evocation” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,610. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,610
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of calling out or forth, or evoking.

Corpus desk

Index EN-evocation · evocation · English

evocation · rank #47,610 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,610
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH Esme

Nearest frequency peer: Esme (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “evocation”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “evocation” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

evocation vs evolution
78% similar
evocation vs evocative
78% similar
evocation vs eviction
78% similar

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

Key facts for evocation
PropertyValue
Headwordevocation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,610
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “evocation”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Esme” (#47,609), “existentialism” (#47,612), “Epo” (#47,607). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “evocation” is #47,610. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around evocation, anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,610 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act of calling out or forth, or evoking.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for evocation, with forms such as "eovcation", "evcoation", and "evoaction". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "evolution", "evocative", "eviction", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French évocation. The correct English form is evocation, spelled E-V-O-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of calling out or forth, or evoking.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how evocation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Schepisi makes it clear that the outlandish rules, the strict self-discipline, the body hatred, and erotophobia is destructive; it is doing no one any good. But since he is also presenting a (somewhat) loving evocation of his own past, this measure gets soft peddled.
  2. a stunningly atmospheric evocation of urban ennui

Etymology

From Middle French évocation.

This word in other languages

evocación(Español)évocation(Français)Beschwörung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eovcation
  • evcoation
  • evoaction
  • evocaiton
  • evocasion
  • evocatino
  • evocationn
  • evocatoin
  • evocattion
  • evoccation
  • evoctaion
  • evvocation
  • veocation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of evocation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eovcation2evcoation2evoaction2evocaiton2evocasion1evocatino2evocationn1evocatoin2
Edit distance from "evocation"

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 "evocation"?
"evocation" is spelled E-V-O-C-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "evocation" mean?
As a noun, "evocation" means: The act of calling out or forth, or evoking.
What words are commonly confused with "evocation"?
"evocation" is commonly confused with "evolution", "evocative", "eviction". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "evocation"?
From Middle French évocation. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "evocation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

detonator13 variantsdenigrate13 variantsgingerly13 variantsgratified13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list