Which to use
“évite” is a verb and “exit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,096
- “évite” frequency rank
- #21,315
- “exit” frequency rank
- 26411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évite | exit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. | Sortie théâtrale. |
Where the eye mixes évite and exit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between évite and exit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: évite is \e.vit\ while exit is \ɛɡ.zit\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26411, 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\. exit is at rank #21,315, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zit\.
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 26411, this pair ranks #335,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of évite vs exit
Shared letters: eit. Private to "évite": vé. Private to "exit": x.
"évite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "exit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exit ← eixt · exitt · exti · exxit · xeit
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "évite" and "exit" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "évite" or "exit"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "évite" and "exit" 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 "exit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #335,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évite" and "exit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edito vs exit". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #335,178 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.