Which to use
“evitan” and “evitando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,853
- “evitan” frequency rank
- #8,380
- “evitando” frequency rank
- 24233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | evitan | evitando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de evitar. | Gerundio de evitar. |
Where the eye mixes evitan and evitando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between evitan and evitando
A purely visual mix-up. evitan ([eˈβ̞it̪ãn]) and evitando ([eβ̞iˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 extra letter(s) - “evitan” sits inside “evitando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
evitan is recorded at frequency rank #15,853, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈβ̞it̪ãn]. evitando is at rank #8,380, tagged as averb, pronounced [eβ̞iˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 24233, this pair ranks #242,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of evitan vs evitando
Shared letters: aeintv. Private to "evitan": -. Private to "evitando": do.
"evitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "evitando" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "evitan" for "evitando" ever safe?
Which is more common, "evitan" or "evitando"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "evitan" and "evitando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "evitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "evitando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "evitan" and "evitando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evitan vs excitan". 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 #242,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.