e'en

1. 1.

   even

Questions about e'en

What does e'en mean?

e'en means "even".

How many syllables are in e'en?

e'en has 1 syllable under the regular spelling rules, and is not divided further. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is e'en a common word?

e'en is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.