Which to use
“évident” and “évitant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,604
- “évident” frequency rank
- #11,332
- “évitant” frequency rank
- 13936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évident | évitant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dont le sens s’impose naturellement à l’esprit, qui a le caractère de l’évidence. | Relatif à une personnalité prudente et timide, qui fuit les relations avec les autres de peur de leur paraître inférieure. |
Where the eye mixes évident and évitant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: évident vs évitant
A purely visual mix-up. évident (\e.vi.dɑ̃\) and évitant (\e.vi.tɑ̃\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13936, 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\. évitant is at rank #11,332, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.vi.tɑ̃\.
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 13936, this pair ranks #398,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of évident vs évitant
Shared letters: intvé. Private to "évident": de. Private to "évitant": a.
"évident" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC · "évitant" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évident" for "évitant" ever safe?
Frequency check: "évident" vs "évitant" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "évitant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évident" and "évitant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épatant vs évitant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #398,891 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.