Which to use
“evitan” and “evitaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,853
- “evitan” frequency rank
- #39,225
- “evitaron” frequency rank
- 55078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | evitan | evitaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de evitar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de evitar. |
Where the eye mixes evitan and evitaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. evitan runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against evitaron's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses evitan with evitaron
A purely visual mix-up. evitan ([eˈβ̞it̪ãn]) and evitaron ([eβ̞iˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 55078, 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]. evitaron is at rank #39,225, tagged as averb, pronounced [eβ̞iˈt̪aɾõn].
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 55078, this pair ranks #80,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of evitan vs evitaron
Shared letters: aeintv. Private to "evitan": -. Private to "evitaron": or.
"evitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "evitaron" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "evitan" for "evitaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "evitan" vs "evitaron" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "evitan" and "evitaron" 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 "evitaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "evitan" and "evitaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evitaría vs evitaron". 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 #80,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.