Which to use
“évitement” is a noun and “évitent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,593
- “évitement” frequency rank
- #20,330
- “évitent” frequency rank
- 46923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évitement | évitent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’éviter une chose, une personne, une situation, voire une idée. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes évitement and évitent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: évitement vs évitent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: évitement is \e.vit.mɑ̃\ while évitent is \e.vit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évitement is recorded at frequency rank #26,593, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.vit.mɑ̃\. évitent is at rank #20,330, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.vit\.
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 46923, this pair ranks #190,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évitement vs évitent
Shared letters: eintvé. Private to "évitement": m. Private to "évitent": -.
"évitement" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCC · "évitent" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "évitement" and "évitent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "évitement" vs "évitent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "évitement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évitent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évitement" and "évitent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "étirement vs évitement". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #190,988 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.