# Nevis

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈniː.vɪs/ · frequency rank #35,847

## Definitions
1. An island of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

## Etymology
From Spanish nieves (“snows”), in Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (“Our Lady of the Snows”), a Spanish name for the island.

## Easily confused with
- **nis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nevis-vs-nis)
- **news** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nevis-vs-news)
- **novi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nevis-vs-novi)
- **nexus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nevis-vs-nexus)
- **NES** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nes-vs-nevis)
- **Neil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neil-vs-nevis)
- **nets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nets-vs-nevis)
- **NCIS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ncis-vs-nevis)
- **neve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neve-vs-nevis)
- **Neva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neva-vs-nevis)
- **never** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/never-vs-nevis)
- **needs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/needs-vs-nevis)
- **NERDS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerds-vs-nevis)
- **nears** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nears-vs-nevis)
- **Navas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/navas-vs-nevis)
- **nerves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerves-vs-nevis)

## Common misspellings (7)
`envis`, `neivs`, `neviss`, `nevsi`, `nevvis`, `nnevis`, `nveis`

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