Which to use
“évitées” is a noun and “évitons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,833
- “évitées” frequency rank
- #35,787
- “évitons” frequency rank
- 80620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évitées | évitons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de évitée. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes évitées and évitons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. évitées (VCVCVVC) and évitons (VCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: évitées vs évitons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: évitées is \e.vi.te\ while évitons is \e.vi.tɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 80620, 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\. évitons is at rank #35,787, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.vi.tɔ̃\.
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 80620, this pair ranks #20,525 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of évitées vs évitons
Shared letters: istvé. Private to "évitées": e. Private to "évitons": no.
"évitées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "évitons" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évitées" for "évitons" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "évitées" or "évitons" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "évitées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évitons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,525 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évitées" and "évitons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éditées vs évitées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #20,525 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.