evitanvsevitasConfusable pair

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.

6 ch
evitan
6 ch
evitas

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

  • evitan ← ebitan · eivtan · eviatn · evitann · evitna · evittan · evtian · evvitan
  • evitas ← ebitas · eivtas · eviats · evitass · evitsa · evittas · evtias · evvitas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "evitan" and "evitas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eˈβ̞it̪ãn] versus [eˈβ̞it̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "evitan" or "evitas"?
"evitan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,853 in our Spanish list, against #42,435 for "evitas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list