Which to use
“évidemment” is an adverb and “évitement” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,312
- “évidemment” frequency rank
- #26,593
- “évitement” frequency rank
- 27905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évidemment | évitement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | D’une manière évidente. | Action d’éviter une chose, une personne, une situation, voire une idée. |
Where the eye mixes évidemment and évitement
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: évidemment vs évitement
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: évidemment is \e.vi.da.mɑ̃\ while évitement is \e.vit.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 (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évidemment is recorded at frequency rank #1,312, classified as anadv, pronounced \e.vi.da.mɑ̃\. évitement is at rank #26,593, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.vit.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 27905, this pair ranks #326,031 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évidemment vs évitement
Shared letters: eimntvé. Private to "évidemment": d. Private to "évitement": -.
"évidemment" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCCVCC · "évitement" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évidemment" for "évitement" ever safe?
Which is more common, "évidemment" or "évitement"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "évidemment" and "évitement" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "évidemment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évitement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #326,031 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évidemment" and "évitement" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "étirement vs évitement". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #326,031 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.