Which to use
“évite” and “évitera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,096
- “évite” frequency rank
- #16,524
- “évitera” frequency rank
- 21620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évite | évitera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes évite and évitera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. évite runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against évitera's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses évite with évitera
A purely visual mix-up. évite (\e.vit\) and évitera (\e.vi.tə.ʁa\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “évite” sits inside “évitera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évite is recorded at frequency rank #5,096, classified as averb, pronounced \e.vit\. évitera is at rank #16,524, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.vi.tə.ʁa\.
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 21620, this pair ranks #362,235 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of évite vs évitera
Shared letters: eitvé. Private to "évite": -. Private to "évitera": ar.
"évite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "évitera" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évite" for "évitera" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "évite" or "évitera" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "évite" and "évitera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "évite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évitera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #362,235 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évite" and "évitera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évitées vs évitera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #362,235 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.