Which to use
“évitée” is a noun and “évites” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,316
- “évitée” frequency rank
- #31,315
- “évites” frequency rank
- 62631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évitée | évites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’un navire qui se meut pour éviter. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes évitée and évites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. évitée (VCVCVV) and évites (VCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses évitée with évites
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: évitée is \e.vi.te\ while évites is \e.vit\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62631, 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\. évites is at rank #31,315, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.vit\.
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 62631, this pair ranks #86,132 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of évitée vs évites
Shared letters: eitvé. Private to "évitée": -. Private to "évites": s.
"évitée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "évites" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évitée" for "évites" ever safe?
Which is more common, "évitée" or "évites"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "évitée" and "évites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "évitée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,132 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évitée" and "évites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "édits vs évites". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #86,132 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.