# evoke

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪˈvəʊk/ · frequency rank #20,348

## Definitions
1. To call out; to draw out or bring forth.
2. To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
3. To elicit a response.

## Etymology
From French évoquer, from Latin ēvocō (“to call out, summon”), from ex (“out”) and vocō (“call”). Akin to voice.

## Easily confused with
- **evolve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evoke-vs-evolve)
- **eve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eve-vs-evoke)
- **evo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evo-vs-evoke)
- **eke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eke-vs-evoke)
- **Evie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evie-vs-evoke)
- **evade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evade-vs-evoke)
- **erode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erode-vs-evoke)

## Common misspellings (6)
`eovke`, `evkoe`, `evoek`, `evokke`, `evvoke`, `veoke`

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