Which to use
“évitées” is a noun and “exigées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,833
- “évitées” frequency rank
- #29,768
- “exigées” frequency rank
- 74601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évitées | exigées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de évitée. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de exiger. |
Where the eye mixes évitées and exigées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. évitées and exigées follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses évitées with exigées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: évitées is \e.vi.te\ while exigées is \ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\. 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 74601, 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\. exigées is at rank #29,768, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\.
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 74601, this pair ranks #36,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of évitées vs exigées
Shared letters: eisé. Private to "évitées": tv. Private to "exigées": gx.
"évitées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "exigées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évitées" for "exigées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "évitées" vs "exigées" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "évitées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évitées" and "exigées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éditées vs évitées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #36,633 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.