Which to use
“éminents” and “évidents” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,429
- “éminents” frequency rank
- #22,467
- “évidents” frequency rank
- 45896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éminents | évidents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de éminent. | Masculin pluriel de évident. |
Where the eye mixes éminents and évidents
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. éminents and évidents follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: éminents vs évidents
A purely visual mix-up. éminents (\e.mi.nɑ̃\) and évidents (\e.vi.dɑ̃\) 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 45896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éminents is recorded at frequency rank #23,429, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.mi.nɑ̃\. évidents is at rank #22,467, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.vi.dɑ̃\.
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 45896, this pair ranks #199,211 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of éminents vs évidents
Shared letters: einsté. Private to "éminents": m. Private to "évidents": dv.
"éminents" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCC · "évidents" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "éminents" and "évidents" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "éminents" or "évidents" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "éminents" and "évidents" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "éminents" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évidents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,211 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éminents" and "évidents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éminente vs éminents". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #199,211 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.