Which to use
“evitan” and “evitas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,853
- “evitan” frequency rank
- #42,435
- “evitas” frequency rank
- 58288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | evitan | evitas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de evitar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de evitar. |
Where the eye mixes evitan and evitas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. evitan and evitas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between evitan and evitas
A purely visual mix-up. evitan ([eˈβ̞it̪ãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “evitan” becomes s in “evitas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58288, 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]. 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 58288, this pair ranks #67,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of evitan vs evitas
Shared letters: aeitv. Private to "evitan": n. Private to "evitas": s.
"evitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "evitas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "evitan" and "evitas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "evitan" or "evitas"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "evitan" 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 #67,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "evitan" 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 #67,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.