éviter

\e.vi.te\

/\e.vi.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“éviter” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #862. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#862
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Échapper, se soustraire à quelque chose de nuisible, de désagréable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-eviter · éviter · French

éviter · rank #862 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #862
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH énergie

Nearest frequency peer: énergie (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « éviter »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « éviter » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

éviter vs exiger
50% similar
éviter vs évitez
83% similar
éviter vs exiler
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for éviter
PropertyValue
Headwordéviter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.vi.te\
Letters6
Frequency rank#862
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « éviter »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.éviterse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « énergie » (#861), « voyage » (#860), « articles » (#864). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « éviter » est au #862. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around éviter (IPA \e.vi.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #862 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for éviter, with forms such as "eviter", "véiter", and "éivter". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "exiger", "évitez", "exiler", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is éviter, spelled É-V-I-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Échapper, se soustraire à quelque chose de nuisible, de désagréable.
  2. 2
    Tourner autour de son ancre au changement de vent ou de marée, en parlant d’un navire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how éviter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dans les sols légers et perméables la potasse sera fournie sous forme de kaïnite. Dans les sols argileux, il faut éviter de l'employer.
  2. Je suivis une route en zigzags qui devaient me faire éviter tous les dangers.

This word in other languages

avoid(English)evitar(Español)ausweichen(Deutsch)evitar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eviter
  • véiter
  • éivter
  • évietr
  • éviterr
  • évitre
  • évitter
  • évtier
  • évviter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of éviter - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eviter1véiter2éivter2évietr2éviterr1évitre2évitter1évtier2
Edit distance from "éviter"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "éviter"?
"éviter" is spelled É-V-I-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.vi.te\.
What does "éviter" mean?
As a verb, "éviter" means: Échapper, se soustraire à quelque chose de nuisible, de désagréable.
What words are commonly confused with "éviter"?
"éviter" is commonly confused with "exiger", "évitez", "exiler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "éviter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "éviter" is \e.vi.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "éviter" come from?
"éviter" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "éviter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

voyage#860devait#871pourra#853moitié#849

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

heureux9 variantsporter9 variantspouvait9 variantssecond9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list