eutvsevaWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“eut” and “eva” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,421
“eut” frequency rank
#6,822
“eva” frequency rank
9243
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eut eva
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe avoir. Boire.

Where the eye mixes eut and eva

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
eut
3 ch
eva

Look-alike desk: eut vs eva

A purely visual mix-up. eut (\y\) and eva (\ˈəva\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eut is recorded at frequency rank #2,421, classified as averb, pronounced \y\. eva is at rank #6,822, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈəva\.

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 9243, this pair ranks #417,322 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of eut vs eva

Shared letters: e. Private to "eut": tu. Private to "eva": av.

"eut" · 3 letters · shape VVC  ·  "eva" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "eut" for "eva" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\y\ versus \ˈəva\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "eut" vs "eva" - which ranks higher?
"eut" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,421 in our French list, against #6,822 for "eva". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "eut" and "eva" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "eut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #417,322 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eut" and "eva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "EPO vs eva". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #417,322 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list