Which to use
“évitée” is a noun and “éviter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,316
- “évitée” frequency rank
- #862
- “éviter” frequency rank
- 32178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évitée | éviter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’un navire qui se meut pour éviter. | Échapper, se soustraire à quelque chose de nuisible, de désagréable. |
Same sound, different letters: évitée vs éviter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. évitée (VCVCVV) and éviter (VCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: évitée vs éviter
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: évitée and éviter carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.vi.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évitée is recorded at frequency rank #31,316, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.vi.te\. éviter is at rank #862, 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 32178, this pair ranks #298,987 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évitée vs éviter
Shared letters: eitvé. Private to "évitée": -. Private to "éviter": r.
"évitée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "éviter" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évitée" for "éviter" ever safe?
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What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "évitée" / "éviter". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "évitée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éviter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,987 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évitée" and "éviter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évitée vs exilée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #298,987 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.