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“evitaron” and “evitarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,225
“evitaron” frequency rank
#25,264
“evitarse” frequency rank
64489
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature evitaron evitarse
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de evitar. Eximirse del vasallaje.

Where the eye mixes evitaron and evitarse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

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evitaron
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Look-alike desk: evitaron vs evitarse

A purely visual mix-up. evitaron ([eβ̞iˈt̪aɾõn]) and evitarse ([eβ̞iˈt̪aɾse]) 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 64489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

evitaron is recorded at frequency rank #39,225, classified as averb, pronounced [eβ̞iˈt̪aɾõn]. evitarse is at rank #25,264, tagged as averb, pronounced [eβ̞iˈt̪aɾse].

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 64489, this pair ranks #45,436 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of evitaron vs evitarse

Shared letters: aeirtv. Private to "evitaron": no. Private to "evitarse": s.

"evitaron" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "evitarse" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • evitaronebitaron · eivtaron · eviatron · evitaorn · evitarno · evitaronn · evitarron · evitraon
  • evitarseebitarse · eivtarse · eviatrse · evitarce · evitares · evitarrse · evitarsse · evitasre

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "evitaron" for "evitarse" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eβ̞iˈt̪aɾõn] versus [eβ̞iˈt̪aɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "evitaron" vs "evitarse" - which ranks higher?
"evitarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,264 in our Spanish list, against #39,225 for "evitaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "evitaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evitarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #45,436 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "evitaron" and "evitarse" 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 #45,436 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