Which to use
“ermite” is a noun and “évite” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,557
- “ermite” frequency rank
- #5,096
- “évite” frequency rank
- 27653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ermite | évite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Solitaire vivant dans un endroit retiré ou désert pour s’y livrer à des exercices de piété. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes ermite and évite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ermite vs évite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ermite is \ɛʁ.mit\ while évite 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 27653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ermite is recorded at frequency rank #22,557, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛʁ.mit\. 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 27653, this pair ranks #327,696 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ermite vs évite
Shared letters: eit. Private to "ermite": mr. Private to "évite": vé.
"ermite" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "évite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ermite ← emrite · erimte · ermiet · ermitte · ermmite · ermtie · errmite · remite
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ermite" and "évite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ermite" vs "évite" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ermite" and "évite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ermite" 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 #327,696 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ermite" and "évite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émit vs ermite". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #327,696 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.