Which to use
“évidents” is an adjective and “évitent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,467
- “évidents” frequency rank
- #20,330
- “évitent” frequency rank
- 42797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évidents | évitent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de évident. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes évidents and évitent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. évidents runs 8 letters (VCVCVCCC) against évitent's 7 (VCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: évidents vs évitent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: évidents is \e.vi.dɑ̃\ 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 42797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évidents is recorded at frequency rank #22,467, 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 42797, this pair ranks #222,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évidents vs évitent
Shared letters: eintvé. Private to "évidents": ds. Private to "évitent": -.
"évidents" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCC · "évitent" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évidents" for "évitent" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "évidents" or "évitent" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "évidents" 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 #222,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évidents" and "évitent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envient vs évitent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #222,882 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.