Which to use
“évier” and “évitée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,029
- “évier” frequency rank
- #31,316
- “évitée” frequency rank
- 51345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évier | évitée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Table en céramique, en métal ou en pierre, comportant un bassin creusé dans lequel on lave la vaisselle, et qui a un trou pour l’écoulement des eaux. | Action d’un navire qui se meut pour éviter. |
Where the eye mixes évier and évitée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. évier runs 5 letters (VCVVC) against évitée's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses évier with évitée
A purely visual mix-up. évier (\e.vje\) and évitée (\e.vi.te\) 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 51345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évier is recorded at frequency rank #20,029, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.vje\. évitée is at rank #31,316, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.vi.te\.
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 51345, this pair ranks #155,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évier vs évitée
Shared letters: eivé. Private to "évier": r. Private to "évitée": t.
"évier" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "évitée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "évier" and "évitée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "évier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évitée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évier" and "évitée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évitée vs exilée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #155,734 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.