Which to use
“éviter” and “exister” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #862
- “éviter” frequency rank
- #4,420
- “exister” frequency rank
- 5282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éviter | exister |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Échapper, se soustraire à quelque chose de nuisible, de désagréable. | Être actuellement, en acte ne pas être imaginé, en puissance, mais avoir une réalité. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set éviter and exister apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. éviter (\e.vi.te\) and exister (\ɛɡ.zis.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éviter is recorded at frequency rank #862, classified as averb, pronounced \e.vi.te\. exister is at rank #4,420, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zis.te\.
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 5282, this pair ranks #429,446 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of éviter vs exister
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "éviter": vé. Private to "exister": sx.
"éviter" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "exister" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exister ← eixster · exisetr · exisster · existerr · existre · existter · exitser · exsiter
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "éviter" and "exister" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "éviter" or "exister"?
Remembering éviter vs exister
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “éviter” entry
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