# nevertheless

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˌnɛvəðəˈlɛs/ · frequency rank #4,692

## Definitions
1. In spite of what preceded; yet.

## Etymology
From Middle English nevertheles, never-þe-les, nevere-þe-lesse. By surface analysis, never (“not at all”) + the + less; compare never the wiser.

## Common misspellings (17)
`envertheless`, `neevrtheless`, `neverhteless`, `neverrtheless`, `nevertehless`, `nevertheelss`, `nevertheles`, `neverthelless`, `neverthelses`, `neverthheless`, `neverthleess`, `neverttheless`, `nevetrheless`, `nevretheless`, `nevvertheless`, `nnevertheless`, `nveertheless`

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