Which to use
“evitaba” and “evitan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,109
- “evitaba” frequency rank
- #15,853
- “evitan” frequency rank
- 53962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | evitaba | evitan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de evitar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de evitar. |
Where the eye mixes evitaba and evitan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: evitaba vs evitan
A purely visual mix-up. evitaba ([eβ̞iˈt̪aβ̞a]) and evitan ([eˈβ̞it̪ãn]) 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 53962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
evitaba is recorded at frequency rank #38,109, classified as averb, pronounced [eβ̞iˈt̪aβ̞a]. evitan is at rank #15,853, tagged as averb, pronounced [eˈβ̞it̪ãn].
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 53962, this pair ranks #85,424 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of evitaba vs evitan
Shared letters: aeitv. Private to "evitaba": b. Private to "evitan": n.
"evitaba" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "evitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "evitaba" and "evitan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "evitaba" vs "evitan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "evitaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "evitan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,424 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "evitaba" and "evitan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evitaba 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 #85,424 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.