Which to use
“évitées” is a noun and “éviter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,833
- “évitées” frequency rank
- #862
- “éviter” frequency rank
- 45695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évitées | éviter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de évitée. | Échapper, se soustraire à quelque chose de nuisible, de désagréable. |
Same sound, different letters: évitées vs éviter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. évitées runs 7 letters (VCVCVVC) against éviter's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - évitées and éviter
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: évitées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45695, 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\. 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 45695, this pair ranks #200,743 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évitées vs éviter
Shared letters: eitvé. Private to "évitées": s. Private to "éviter": r.
"évitées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "éviter" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "évitées" and "éviter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "évitées" vs "éviter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"évitées" and "éviter" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "évitées" 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 #200,743 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évitées" and "éviter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éditées vs évitées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #200,743 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.