évidentevsévitentWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: évidente is a adjective, évitent is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“évidente” is an adjective and “évitent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,060
“évidente” frequency rank
#20,330
“évitent” frequency rank
28390
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature évidente évitent
Definition Féminin singulier de évident. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éviter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set évidente and évitent apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
évidente
7 ch
évitent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: évidente is \e.vi.dɑ̃t\ while évitent is \e.vit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28390, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

évidente is recorded at frequency rank #8,060, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.vi.dɑ̃t\. 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 28390, this pair ranks #323,147 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of évidente vs évitent

Shared letters: eintvé. Private to "évidente": d. Private to "évitent": -.

"évidente" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV  ·  "évitent" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC

Frequency comparison

évidente#8,060
évitent#20,330

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "évidente" and "évitent" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "évidente" is an adjective and "évitent" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "évidente" or "évitent"?
"évidente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,060 in our French list, against #20,330 for "évitent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering évidente vs évitent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “évidente”; for a verb, it's “évitent”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “évidente” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list