Which to use
“evitan” and “evitar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,853
- “evitan” frequency rank
- #786
- “evitar” frequency rank
- 16639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | evitan | evitar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de evitar. | Precaver que suceda una cosa. |
Where the eye mixes evitan and evitar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses evitan with evitar
A purely visual mix-up. evitan ([eˈβ̞it̪ãn]) and evitar ([eβ̞iˈt̪aɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “evitan” becomes r in “evitar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16639, 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]. evitar is at rank #786, tagged as averb, pronounced [eβ̞iˈt̪aɾ].
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 16639, this pair ranks #275,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of evitan vs evitar
Shared letters: aeitv. Private to "evitan": n. Private to "evitar": r.
"evitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "evitar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "evitan" for "evitar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "evitan" vs "evitar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "evitan" and "evitar" 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 "evitar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "evitan" and "evitar" 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 #275,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.