Which to use
“évites” and “évitez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,315
- “évites” frequency rank
- #13,302
- “évitez” frequency rank
- 44617
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évites | évitez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes évites and évitez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. évites and évitez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between évites and évitez
A purely visual mix-up. évites (\e.vit\) and évitez (\e.vi.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 a single letter - s in “évites” becomes z in “évitez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évites is recorded at frequency rank #31,315, classified as averb, pronounced \e.vit\. évitez is at rank #13,302, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.vi.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 44617, this pair ranks #209,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évites vs évitez
Shared letters: eitvé. Private to "évites": s. Private to "évitez": z.
"évites" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "évitez" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "évites" and "évitez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "évites" or "évitez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "évites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évitez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évites" and "évitez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "édits vs évites". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #209,100 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.