evil

/ˈiː.vəl/

//ˈiː.vəl// adj

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The verdict

“evil” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,249. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,249
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Malo, malvado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-evil · evil · Spanish

evil · rank #18,249 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,249
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eve

Nearest frequency peer: Eve (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “evil”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “evil” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

evil vs evo
50% similar
evil vs exit
50% similar
evil vs evita
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for evil
PropertyValue
Headwordevil
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈiː.vəl/
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,249
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “evil”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).evilcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Eve” (#18,248), “eternos” (#18,247), “estimar” (#18,246). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “evil” va en #18,249. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around evil (IPA /ˈiː.vəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,249 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for evil, with forms such as "ebil", "eivl", and "evill". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "evo", "exit", "evita", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is evil, spelled E-V-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Malo, malvado.
  2. 2
    Irritable, irascible.
  3. 3
    Desgraciado, infortunado, desafortunado, malo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how evil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I went on Board in an evil Hour again, the –th of –––, 1659, being the same Day eight Year that I went from my Father and Mother at "Hull", in order to act the Rebel to their Authority, and the Fool to my own Interest.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ebil
  • eivl
  • evill
  • evli
  • evvil
  • veil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of evil - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ebil1eivl2evill1evli2evvil1veil2
Edit distance from "evil"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "evil"?
"evil" is spelled E-V-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈiː.vəl/.
What does "evil" mean?
As an adjective, "evil" means: Malo, malvado.
What words are commonly confused with "evil"?
"evil" is commonly confused with "evo", "exit", "evita". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "evil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "evil" is /ˈiː.vəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "evil" come from?
"evil" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "evil", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list