Which to use
“entités” is a noun and “évites” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,845
- “entités” frequency rank
- #31,315
- “évites” frequency rank
- 40160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entités | évites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de entité. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes entités and évites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. entités runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against évites's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entités with évites
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entités is \ɑ̃.ti.te\ while évites is \e.vit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entités is recorded at frequency rank #8,845, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.ti.te\. évites is at rank #31,315, 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 40160, this pair ranks #242,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entités vs évites
Shared letters: eisté. Private to "entités": n. Private to "évites": v.
"entités" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "évites" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entités" and "évites" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "entités" or "évites" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entités" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entités" and "évites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "édits vs évites". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #242,589 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.