everyvsévierWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: every is a adjective, évier is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“every” is an adjective and “évier” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,202
“every” frequency rank
#20,029
“évier” frequency rank
43231
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature every évier
Definition Tout. Table en céramique, en métal ou en pierre, comportant un bassin creusé dans lequel on lave la vaisselle, et qui a un trou pour l’écoulement des eaux.

Where the eye mixes every and évier

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
every
5 ch
évier

Look-alike desk: every vs évier

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: every is \ˈɛv.ɹi\ while évier is \e.vje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

every is recorded at frequency rank #23,202, classified as anadj, pronounced \ˈɛv.ɹi\. évier is at rank #20,029, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.vje\.

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 43231, this pair ranks #219,679 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of every vs évier

Shared letters: erv. Private to "every": y. Private to "évier": .

"every" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "évier" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • everyeevry · everry · everyy · eveyr · evrey · evvery · veery

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "every" for "évier" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "every" is an adjective and "évier" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "every" or "évier"?
"évier" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,029 in our French list, against #23,202 for "every". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "every" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "évier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #219,679 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "every" and "évier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enemy vs every". 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 #219,679 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