evitóvsexistoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#16,576
“evitó” frequency rank
#26,441
“existo” frequency rank
43017
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature evitó existo
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de evitar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de existir.

Where the eye mixes evitó and existo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
evitó
6 ch
existo

Look-alike desk: evitó vs existo

A purely visual mix-up. evitó ([eβ̞iˈt̪o]) and existo ([ekˈsist̪o]) 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 43017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

evitó is recorded at frequency rank #16,576, classified as averb, pronounced [eβ̞iˈt̪o]. existo is at rank #26,441, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekˈsist̪o].

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 43017, this pair ranks #144,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of evitó vs existo

Shared letters: eit. Private to "evitó": . Private to "existo": osx.

"evitó" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "existo" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • existoeixsto · exisot · exissto · existto · exitso · exsito · exxisto · xeisto

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "evitó" and "existo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eβ̞iˈt̪o] versus [ekˈsist̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "evitó" vs "existo" - which ranks higher?
"evitó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,576 in our Spanish list, against #26,441 for "existo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "evitó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "existo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #144,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "evitó" and "existo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "existo 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 #144,997 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