Which to use
“étire” is a noun and “évite” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,236
- “étire” frequency rank
- #5,096
- “évite” frequency rank
- 31332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | étire | évite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lame métallique (anciennement en pierre) montée sur un manche sur le côté le plus long et qui servait à pratiquer le butage. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes étire and évite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: étire vs évite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: étire is \e.tiʁ\ while évite is \e.vit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
étire is recorded at frequency rank #26,236, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.tiʁ\. 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 31332, this pair ranks #304,457 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of étire vs évite
Shared letters: eité. Private to "étire": r. Private to "évite": v.
"étire" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "évite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "étire" and "évite" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "étire" or "évite" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "étire" and "évite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "étire" 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 #304,457 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "étire" and "évite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Erdre vs étire". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #304,457 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.