évidencesvsévidenteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: évidences is a noun, évidente is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#30,880
“évidences” frequency rank
#8,060
“évidente” frequency rank
38940
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature évidences évidente
Definition Pluriel de évidence. Féminin singulier de évident.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set évidences and évidente apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
évidences
8 ch
évidente

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: évidences is \e.vi.dɑ̃s\ while évidente is \e.vi.dɑ̃t\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

évidences is recorded at frequency rank #30,880, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.vi.dɑ̃s\. évidente is at rank #8,060, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.vi.dɑ̃t\.

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 38940, this pair ranks #251,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of évidences vs évidente

Shared letters: deinvé. Private to "évidences": cs. Private to "évidente": t.

"évidences" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC  ·  "évidente" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV

Frequency comparison

évidences#30,880
évidente#8,060

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "évidences" and "évidente" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "évidences" is a noun and "évidente" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "évidences" or "évidente"?
"évidente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,060 in our French list, against #30,880 for "évidences". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering évidences vs évidente

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “évidences”; for an adjective, it's “évidente”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “évidences” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list