Which to use
“évidement” is a noun and “évidemment” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,523
- “évidement” frequency rank
- #1,312
- “évidemment” frequency rank
- 17835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évidement | évidemment |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’évider ou état de ce qui est évidé. | D’une manière évidente. |
Where the eye mixes évidement and évidemment
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. évidement runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVCC) against évidemment's 10 (VCVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses évidement with évidemment
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: évidement is \e.vid.mɑ̃\ while évidemment is \e.vi.da.mɑ̃\. 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 (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évidement is recorded at frequency rank #16,523, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.vid.mɑ̃\. évidemment is at rank #1,312, tagged as anadv, pronounced \e.vi.da.mɑ̃\.
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 17835, this pair ranks #381,247 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of évidement vs évidemment
Shared letters: deimntvé. Private to "évidement": -. Private to "évidemment": -.
"évidement" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCC · "évidemment" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "évidement" and "évidemment" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "évidement" or "évidemment"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "évidement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évidemment" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #381,247 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évidement" and "évidemment" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "étirement vs évidement". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #381,247 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.