# estando vs evitando

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### estando
*verb · IPA [esˈt̪ãn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #2,606*
Gerundio de estar.

### evitando
*verb · IPA [eβ̞iˈt̪ãn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #8,380*
Gerundio de evitar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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