évitéesvsévitezWhat's the difference?

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

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.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
évitées
6 ch
évitez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

évitées#44,833
évitez#13,302

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "évitées" and "évitez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "évitées" is a noun and "évitez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "évitées" or "évitez"?
"évitez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,302 in our French list, against #44,833 for "évitées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering évitées vs évitez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “évitées”; for a verb, it's “évitez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “évitées” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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