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“evade” and “evadir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,926
“evade” frequency rank
#15,367
“evadir” frequency rank
61293
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature evade evadir
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de evadir. Esquivar o saltear un obstáculo.

Where the eye mixes evade and evadir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
evade
6 ch
evadir

Look-alike desk: evade vs evadir

A purely visual mix-up. evade ([eˈβ̞að̞e]) and evadir ([eβ̞aˈð̞iɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

evade is recorded at frequency rank #45,926, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈβ̞að̞e]. evadir is at rank #15,367, tagged as averb, pronounced [eβ̞aˈð̞iɾ].

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 61293, this pair ranks #55,965 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of evade vs evadir

Shared letters: adev. Private to "evade": -. Private to "evadir": ir.

"evade" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "evadir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • evadeeavde · ebade · evadde · evaed · evdae · evvade · veade
  • evadireavdir · ebadir · evaddir · evadirr · evadri · evaidr · evdair · evvadir

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "evade" for "evadir" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eˈβ̞að̞e] versus [eβ̞aˈð̞iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "evade" or "evadir"?
"evadir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,367 in our Spanish list, against #45,926 for "evade". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "evade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evadir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #55,965 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "evade" and "evadir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elude vs evade". 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 #55,965 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