Which to use
“every” is an adjective and “Évry” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,202
- “every” frequency rank
- #44,279
- “Évry” frequency rank
- 67481
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | every | Évry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tout. | Commune française, située dans le département de l’Yonne. |
Where the eye mixes every and Évry
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: every vs Évry
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: every is \ˈɛv.ɹi\ while Évry is \e.vʁi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67481, 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\. Évry is at rank #44,279, tagged as aname, pronounced \e.vʁi\.
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 67481, this pair ranks #63,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of every vs Évry
Shared letters: rvy. Private to "every": e. Private to "Évry": é.
"every" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "Évry" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- every ← eevry · everry · everyy · eveyr · evrey · evvery · veery
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "every" and "Évry" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "every" or "Évry"?
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 "Évry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "every" and "Évry" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ely vs Évry". 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 #63,275 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.