Which to use
“evitaba” and “evitas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,109
- “evitaba” frequency rank
- #42,435
- “evitas” frequency rank
- 80544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | evitaba | evitas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de evitar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de evitar. |
Where the eye mixes evitaba and evitas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between evitaba and evitas
A purely visual mix-up. evitaba ([eβ̞iˈt̪aβ̞a]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80544, 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]. 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 80544, this pair ranks #11,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of evitaba vs evitas
Shared letters: aeitv. Private to "evitaba": b. Private to "evitas": s.
"evitaba" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "evitas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "evitaba" for "evitas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "evitaba" or "evitas" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "evitaba" and "evitas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "evitaba" 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 #11,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "evitaba" 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 #11,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.