evitavsevitasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#5,309
“evita” frequency rank
#42,435
“evitas” frequency rank
47744
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature evita evitas
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de evitar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de evitar.

Where the eye mixes evita and evitas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
evita
6 ch
evitas

Why the eye confuses evita with evitas

A purely visual mix-up. evita ([eˈβ̞it̪a]) and evitas ([eˈβ̞it̪as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “evita” sits inside “evitas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

evita is recorded at frequency rank #5,309, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈβ̞it̪a]. evitas is at rank #42,435, tagged as averb, pronounced [eˈβ̞it̪as].

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 47744, this pair ranks #118,371 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of evita vs evitas

Shared letters: aeitv. Private to "evita": -. Private to "evitas": s.

"evita" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "evitas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • evitaebita · eivta · eviat · evitta · evtia · evvita · veita
  • evitasebitas · eivtas · eviats · evitass · evitsa · evittas · evtias · evvitas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "evita" and "evitas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eˈβ̞it̪a] versus [eˈβ̞it̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "evita" or "evitas"?
"evita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,309 in our Spanish list, against #42,435 for "evitas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "evita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evitas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #118,371 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "evita" and "evitas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emitan vs evitas". 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 #118,371 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