Which to use
“évidences” and “exigences” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,880
- “évidences” frequency rank
- #4,859
- “exigences” frequency rank
- 35739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évidences | exigences |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de évidence. | Pluriel de exigence. |
Where the eye mixes évidences and exigences
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. évidences and exigences follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses évidences with exigences
A purely visual mix-up. évidences (\e.vi.dɑ̃s\) and exigences (\ɛɡ.zi.ʒɑ̃s\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35739, 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\. exigences is at rank #4,859, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.ʒɑ̃s\.
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 35739, this pair ranks #274,585 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évidences vs exigences
Shared letters: ceins. Private to "évidences": dvé. Private to "exigences": gx.
"évidences" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC · "exigences" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exigences ← eixgences · exgiences · exiegnces · exigecnes · exigencces · exigencess · exigencse · exigenecs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "évidences" and "exigences" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "évidences" or "exigences"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "évidences" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigences" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,585 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évidences" and "exigences" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evidence vs évidences". 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 #274,585 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.