Kevin
/ˈkɛvɪn/
"kevin" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Kevin” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,684. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,684
- frequency rank, English
- 1,236
- “K” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from Irish.
Corpus desk
Index EN-kevin · Kevin · English
Kevin · rank #2,684 · 7 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,684
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,236
- PHOTO-FINISH importance
Nearest frequency peer: importance (-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 “Kevin”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- hopefully
hopefully
97,320 corpus weight
- identify
identify
97,319 corpus weight
- importance
importance
97,318 corpus weight
- Kevin
Kevin
97,317 corpus weight
- laid
laid
97,316 corpus weight
- latter
latter
97,315 corpus weight
What this shows “Kevin” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kevin |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɛvɪn/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #2,684 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Kevin”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Kevin (IPA /ˈkɛvɪn/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #2,684 among 1,236 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kevin, with forms such as "ekvin", "keivn", and "kevinn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "kin", "Klein", "kirin", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Name of a seventh-century Irish saint, from Irish Caoimhghin or Caoimhín, from Old Irish Cóemgen (literally “dear birth/person”). It first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century. The correct English form is Kevin, spelled K-E-V-I-N.
Definition
- 1A male given name from Irish.
- 2A working-class male.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kevin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“My message to Kevin McCarthy is, take all of her committee assignments away … also, don’t support her when she runs for re-election again and try to get her primaried. If you say this is not your party, actually call it out and hold her accountable,” Hogg told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on “New Day.”
Etymology
Name of a seventh-century Irish saint, from Irish Caoimhghin or Caoimhín, from Old Irish Cóemgen (literally “dear birth/person”). It first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ekvin
- keivn
- kevinn
- kevni
- kevvin
- kkevin
- kvein
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kevin - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kevin", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).