Which to use
“évitant” is an adjective and “évitons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,332
- “évitant” frequency rank
- #35,787
- “évitons” frequency rank
- 47119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évitant | évitons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif à une personnalité prudente et timide, qui fuit les relations avec les autres de peur de leur paraître inférieure. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes évitant and évitons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. évitant and évitons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between évitant and évitons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: évitant is \e.vi.tɑ̃\ while évitons is \e.vi.tɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évitant is recorded at frequency rank #11,332, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.vi.tɑ̃\. évitons is at rank #35,787, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.vi.tɔ̃\.
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 47119, this pair ranks #189,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évitant vs évitons
Shared letters: intvé. Private to "évitant": a. Private to "évitons": os.
"évitant" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC · "évitons" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "évitant" and "évitons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "évitant" or "évitons"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "évitant" and "évitons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "évitant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évitons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évitant" and "évitons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évitées vs évitons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #189,434 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.