Which to use
“évite” and “évitez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,096
- “évite” frequency rank
- #13,302
- “évitez” frequency rank
- 18398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évite | évitez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes évite and évitez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: évite vs évitez
A purely visual mix-up. évite (\e.vit\) and évitez (\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 extra letter(s) - “évite” sits inside “évitez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18398, 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\. évitez is at rank #13,302, tagged as averb, 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 18398, this pair ranks #378,531 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of évite vs évitez
Shared letters: eitvé. Private to "évite": -. Private to "évitez": z.
"évite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "évitez" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "évite" and "évitez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "évite" vs "évitez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "évite" and "évitez" 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 "évitez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,531 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évite" and "évitez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évitez vs exigez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #378,531 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.