Which to use
“évident” and “évidente” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,604
- “évident” frequency rank
- #8,060
- “évidente” frequency rank
- 10664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évident | évidente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dont le sens s’impose naturellement à l’esprit, qui a le caractère de l’évidence. | Féminin singulier de évident. |
Where the eye mixes évident and évidente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. évident runs 7 letters (VCVCVCC) against évidente's 8 (VCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses évident with évidente
A purely visual mix-up. évident (\e.vi.dɑ̃\) and évidente (\e.vi.dɑ̃t\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “évident” sits inside “évidente”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évident is recorded at frequency rank #2,604, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.vi.dɑ̃\. 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 10664, this pair ranks #412,119 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of évident vs évidente
Shared letters: deintvé. Private to "évident": -. Private to "évidente": -.
"évident" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC · "évidente" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "évident" and "évidente" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "évident" or "évidente"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "évident" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évidente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #412,119 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évident" and "évidente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éminente vs évidente". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #412,119 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.