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.
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?
Frequency check: "eut" vs "eva" - which ranks higher?
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.