Which to use
“évites” and “évitons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,315
- “évites” frequency rank
- #35,787
- “évitons” frequency rank
- 67102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évites | évitons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. |
Where the eye mixes évites and évitons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. évites runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against évitons's 7 (VCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: évites vs évitons
A purely visual mix-up. évites (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67102, 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\. 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 67102, this pair ranks #64,893 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of évites vs évitons
Shared letters: istvé. Private to "évites": e. Private to "évitons": no.
"évites" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "évitons" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "évites" and "évitons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "évites" 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 #64,893 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évites" and "évitons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évitées vs évitons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #64,893 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.