evenvsevoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: even is a adjective, evo is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“even” is an adjective and “evo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,647
“even” frequency rank
#8,659
“evo” frequency rank
38306
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature even evo
Definition Uniforme, constante. Duración eterna

Where the eye mixes even and evo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
even
3 ch
evo

Visual trap between even and evo

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: even is /ˈiː.vən/ while evo is [ˈeβ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

even is recorded at frequency rank #29,647, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈiː.vən/. evo is at rank #8,659, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeβ̞o].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 38306, this pair ranks #170,734 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of even vs evo

Shared letters: ev. Private to "even": n. Private to "evo": o.

"even" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "evo" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eveneevn · evenn · evne · evven

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "even" for "evo" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "even" is an adjective and "evo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "even" or "evo" show up more?
"evo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,659 in our Spanish list, against #29,647 for "even". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "even" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #170,734 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "even" and "evo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envés vs even". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #170,734 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list