Which to use
“évitées” is a noun and “évitent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,833
- “évitées” frequency rank
- #20,330
- “évitent” frequency rank
- 65163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évitées | évitent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de évitée. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes évitées and évitent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. évitées (VCVCVVC) and évitent (VCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses évitées with évitent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: évitées is \e.vi.te\ while évitent is \e.vit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 65163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évitées is recorded at frequency rank #44,833, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.vi.te\. évitent is at rank #20,330, 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 65163, this pair ranks #73,564 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of évitées vs évitent
Shared letters: eitvé. Private to "évitées": s. Private to "évitent": n.
"évitées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "évitent" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évitées" for "évitent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "évitées" or "évitent"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "évitées" and "évitent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "évitées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évitent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,564 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évitées" and "évitent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éditées vs évitées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #73,564 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.