evitar

/[eβ̞iˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#786

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

evitar is aSpanishverb. It means: Precaver que suceda una cosa. Pronounced [eβ̞iˈt̪aɾ]. It ranks #786 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with evitó and eviten.

Key facts for evitar
PropertyValue
Headwordevitar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eβ̞iˈt̪aɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#786
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of evitar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for evitar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eβ̞iˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #786 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for evitar, with forms such as "ebitar", "eivtar", and "eviatr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "evitó", "eviten", "evocar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is evitar, spelled E-V-I-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Precaver que suceda una cosa.
  2. 2
    Librarse uno con prudencia y previsión del daño o perjuicio que le amenazaba, o de cualquier lance ruidoso u ocasión en que preveía peligro.
  3. 3
    Excusar, huir de incurrir en algo.
  4. 4
    Huir de tratar a uno; apartarse de su comunicación.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ebitar,eivtar,eviatr,evitarr,evitra,evittar,evtiar,evvitar,veitar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for evitar

Misspelling Variants of "evitar"

ebitar6eivtar6eviatr6evitarr7evitra6evittar7evtiar6evvitar7
Misspelling Variants of "evitar"

Frequency rank: #786 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "evitar"?
"evitar" is spelled E-V-I-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [eβ̞iˈt̪aɾ].
What does "evitar" mean?
As a verb, "evitar" means: Precaver que suceda una cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "evitar"?
"evitar" is commonly confused with "evitó", "eviten", "evocar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "evitar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "evitar" is [eβ̞iˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "evitar" come from?
"evitar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.