Which to use
“épître” and “évitée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,794
- “épître” frequency rank
- #31,316
- “évitée” frequency rank
- 63110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | épître | évitée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lettre missive, chez les anciens. | Action d’un navire qui se meut pour éviter. |
Where the eye mixes épître and évitée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. épître (VCVCCV) and évitée (VCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses épître with évitée
A purely visual mix-up. épître (\e.pitʁ\) and évitée (\e.vi.te\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
épître is recorded at frequency rank #31,794, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.pitʁ\. évitée is at rank #31,316, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.vi.te\.
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 63110, this pair ranks #83,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of épître vs évitée
Shared letters: eté. Private to "épître": prî. Private to "évitée": iv.
"épître" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "évitée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "épître" and "évitée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "épître" or "évitée"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "épître" and "évitée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "épître" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évitée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "épître" and "évitée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épier vs épître". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #83,701 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.