évidentesvsévidentsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“évidentes” and “évidents” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,284
“évidentes” frequency rank
#22,467
“évidents” frequency rank
38751
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature évidentes évidents
Definition Féminin pluriel de évident. Masculin pluriel de évident.

Where the eye mixes évidentes and évidents

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. évidentes runs 9 letters (VCVCVCCVC) against évidents's 8 (VCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
évidentes
8 ch
évidents

Visual trap between évidentes and évidents

A purely visual mix-up. évidentes (\e.vi.dɑ̃t\) and évidents (\e.vi.dɑ̃\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

évidentes is recorded at frequency rank #16,284, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.vi.dɑ̃t\. évidents is at rank #22,467, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.vi.dɑ̃\.

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 38751, this pair ranks #253,059 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of évidentes vs évidents

Shared letters: deinstvé. Private to "évidentes": -. Private to "évidents": -.

"évidentes" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC  ·  "évidents" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "évidentes" for "évidents" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\e.vi.dɑ̃t\ versus \e.vi.dɑ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "évidentes" vs "évidents" - which ranks higher?
"évidentes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,284 in our French list, against #22,467 for "évidents". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "évidentes" and "évidents" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "évidentes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "évidents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #253,059 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "évidentes" and "évidents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evidence vs évidents". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #253,059 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list