Which to use
“élit” and “évite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,669
- “élit” frequency rank
- #5,096
- “évite” frequency rank
- 32765
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | élit | évite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de élire. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes élit and évite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between élit and évite
A purely visual mix-up. élit (\e.li\) and évite (\e.vit\) 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 32765, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
élit is recorded at frequency rank #27,669, classified as averb, pronounced \e.li\. évite is at rank #5,096, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.vit\.
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 32765, this pair ranks #295,106 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of élit vs évite
Shared letters: ité. Private to "élit": l. Private to "évite": ev.
"élit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "évite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "élit" and "évite" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "élit" or "évite" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "élit" and "évite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "élit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,106 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "élit" and "évite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edito vs élit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #295,106 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.