Which to use
“évident” and “évidentes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,604
- “évident” frequency rank
- #16,284
- “évidentes” frequency rank
- 18888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évident | évidentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dont le sens s’impose naturellement à l’esprit, qui a le caractère de l’évidence. | Féminin pluriel de évident. |
Where the eye mixes évident and évidentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. évident runs 7 letters (VCVCVCC) against évidentes's 9 (VCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: évident vs évidentes
A purely visual mix-up. évident (\e.vi.dɑ̃\) and évidentes (\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 2 extra letter(s) - “évident” sits inside “évidentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18888, 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\. évidentes is at rank #16,284, 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 18888, this pair ranks #376,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of évident vs évidentes
Shared letters: deintvé. Private to "évident": -. Private to "évidentes": s.
"évident" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC · "évidentes" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "évident" and "évidentes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "évident" vs "évidentes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "évident" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évidentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #376,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évident" and "évidentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envient vs évident". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #376,093 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.