# esquisser vs esquiver

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### esquisser
*verb · IPA \ɛs.ki.se\ · frequency rank #41,779*
Dessiner, prendre en esquisse.

### esquiver
*verb · IPA \ɛs.ki.ve\ · frequency rank #20,713*
Éviter adroitement.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/esquisser-vs-esquiver