Which to use
“évitées” is a noun and “évitez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,833
- “évitées” frequency rank
- #13,302
- “évitez” frequency rank
- 58135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évitées | évitez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de évitée. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Same sound, different letters: évitées vs évitez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. évitées runs 7 letters (VCVCVVC) against évitez'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 évitez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: évitées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58135, 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\. 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 58135, this pair ranks #110,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of évitées vs évitez
Shared letters: eitvé. Private to "évitées": s. Private to "évitez": z.
"évitées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "évitez" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "évitées" and "évitez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "évitées" or "évitez"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "évitées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évitez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évitées" and "évitez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éditées vs évitées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #110,817 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.