evolutionary theory
"evolutionary-theory" is a 18-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“evolutionary theory” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A theory of evolution, especially the scientific theory of evolution through natural selection.
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Index EN-evolutionary-theory · evolutionary theory · English
evolutionary theory · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-10 10 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | evolutionary theory |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “evolutionary theory” in English
Rare enough to double-check
evolutionary theory is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for evolutionary theory in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is evolutionary theory, spelled E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N-A-R-Y- -T-H-E-O-R-Y.
Definition
- 1A theory of evolution, especially the scientific theory of evolution through natural selection.
- 2Any model of disequilibrium or accumulating change.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how evolutionary theory appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Opposed to the evolutionary theory of the universe is the theory of the steady state universe.
A more refined version is the concept of restless capitalism developed by Metcalfe, working on the evolutionary theory of economic change by Nelson and Winter. In both cases, the economy is in a state of disequilibrium all of the time.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.