Which to use
“évitent” and “évitons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,330
- “évitent” frequency rank
- #35,787
- “évitons” frequency rank
- 56117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évitent | évitons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes évitent and évitons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. évitent and évitons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: évitent vs évitons
A purely visual mix-up. évitent (\e.vit\) and évitons (\e.vi.tɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56117, 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\. 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 56117, this pair ranks #123,156 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évitent vs évitons
Shared letters: intvé. Private to "évitent": e. Private to "évitons": os.
"évitent" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC · "évitons" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "évitent" and "évitons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "évitent" or "évitons"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "évitent" 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 #123,156 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évitent" and "évitons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évitées vs évitons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #123,156 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.