Which to use
“évident” is an adjective and “évitent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,604
- “évident” frequency rank
- #20,330
- “évitent” frequency rank
- 22934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évident | évitent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dont le sens s’impose naturellement à l’esprit, qui a le caractère de l’évidence. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes évident and évitent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: évident vs évitent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: évident is \e.vi.dɑ̃\ while évitent is \e.vit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “évident” becomes t in “évitent”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22934, 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\. évitent is at rank #20,330, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.vit\.
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 22934, this pair ranks #355,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of évident vs évitent
Shared letters: eintvé. Private to "évident": d. Private to "évitent": -.
"évident" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC · "évitent" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "évident" and "évitent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "évident" or "évitent" show up more?
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 "évitent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évident" and "évitent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envient vs évitent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #355,274 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.