évitéevsévitezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: évitée is a noun, évitez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“évitée” is a noun and “évitez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,316
“évitée” frequency rank
#13,302
“évitez” frequency rank
44618
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature évitée évitez
Definition Action d’un navire qui se meut pour éviter. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éviter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set évitée and évitez apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
évitée
6 ch
évitez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: évitée and évitez 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 44618, 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\. 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 44618, this pair ranks #209,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of évitée vs évitez

Shared letters: eitvé. Private to "évitée": -. Private to "évitez": z.

"évitée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV  ·  "évitez" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Frequency comparison

évitée#31,316
évitez#13,302

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "évitée" and "évitez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "évitée" is a noun and "évitez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "évitée" or "évitez"?
"évitez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,302 in our French list, against #31,316 for "évitée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering évitée vs évitez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “évitée”; for a verb, it's “évitez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “évitée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list