Which to use
“évitent” and “évites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,330
- “évitent” frequency rank
- #31,315
- “évites” frequency rank
- 51645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évitent | évites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Same sound, different letters: évitent vs évites
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. évitent runs 7 letters (VCVCVCC) against évites's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: évitent vs évites
This is the hard kind. évitent and évites are pronounced identically (\e.vit\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évitent is recorded at frequency rank #20,330, classified as averb, pronounced \e.vit\. évites is at rank #31,315, 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 51645, this pair ranks #153,489 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évitent vs évites
Shared letters: eitvé. Private to "évitent": n. Private to "évites": s.
"évitent" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC · "évites" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évitent" for "évites" ever safe?
Which is more common, "évitent" or "évites"?
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 "évitent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,489 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évitent" and "évites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "édits vs évites". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #153,489 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.