Which to use
“evitar” and “evitó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #786
- “evitar” frequency rank
- #16,576
- “evitó” frequency rank
- 17362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | evitar | evitó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Precaver que suceda una cosa. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de evitar. |
Where the eye mixes evitar and evitó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: evitar vs evitó
A purely visual mix-up. evitar ([eβ̞iˈt̪aɾ]) and evitó ([eβ̞iˈt̪o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
evitar is recorded at frequency rank #786, classified as averb, pronounced [eβ̞iˈt̪aɾ]. evitó is at rank #16,576, tagged as averb, pronounced [eβ̞iˈt̪o].
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 17362, this pair ranks #272,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of evitar vs evitó
Shared letters: eitv. Private to "evitar": ar. Private to "evitó": ó.
"evitar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "evitó" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- evitar ← ebitar · eivtar · eviatr · evitarr · evitra · evittar · evtiar · evvitar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "evitar" and "evitó" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "evitar" vs "evitó" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "evitar" and "evitó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "evitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "evitó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "evitar" and "evitó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evitó vs exit". 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 #272,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.