Which to use
“evitado” and “evitó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,370
- “evitado” frequency rank
- #16,576
- “evitó” frequency rank
- 31946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | evitado | evitó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de evitar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de evitar. |
Where the eye mixes evitado and evitó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between evitado and evitó
A purely visual mix-up. evitado ([eβ̞iˈt̪að̞o]) and evitó ([eβ̞iˈt̪o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
evitado is recorded at frequency rank #15,370, classified as averb, pronounced [eβ̞iˈt̪að̞o]. evitó is at rank #16,576, tagged as averb, pronounced [eβ̞iˈt̪o].
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 31946, this pair ranks #204,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of evitado vs evitó
Shared letters: eitv. Private to "evitado": ado. Private to "evitó": ó.
"evitado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "evitó" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- evitado ← ebitado · eivtado · eviatdo · evitaddo · evitaod · evitdao · evittado · evtiado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "evitado" and "evitó" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "evitado" vs "evitó" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "evitado" and "evitó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "evitado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "evitó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "evitado" and "evitó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evitó vs exit". 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 #204,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.