Which to use
“evitar” and “eviten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #786
- “evitar” frequency rank
- #24,863
- “eviten” frequency rank
- 25649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | evitar | eviten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Precaver que suceda una cosa. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de evitar. |
Where the eye mixes evitar and eviten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: evitar vs eviten
A purely visual mix-up. evitar ([eβ̞iˈt̪aɾ]) and eviten ([eˈβ̞it̪ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
evitar is recorded at frequency rank #786, classified as averb, pronounced [eβ̞iˈt̪aɾ]. eviten is at rank #24,863, tagged as averb, pronounced [eˈβ̞it̪ẽn].
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 25649, this pair ranks #235,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of evitar vs eviten
Shared letters: eitv. Private to "evitar": ar. Private to "eviten": n.
"evitar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "eviten" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "evitar" and "eviten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "evitar" or "eviten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "evitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eviten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "evitar" and "eviten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evitas vs eviten". 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 #235,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.