Which to use
“évites” and “existes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,315
- “évites” frequency rank
- #39,287
- “existes” frequency rank
- 70602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évites | existes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exister. |
Where the eye mixes évites and existes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses évites with existes
A purely visual mix-up. évites (\e.vit\) and existes (\ɛɡ.zist\) 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 70602, 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\. existes is at rank #39,287, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zist\.
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 70602, this pair ranks #50,732 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of évites vs existes
Shared letters: eist. Private to "évites": vé. Private to "existes": x.
"évites" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "existes" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- existes ← eixstes · exisets · exisstes · existess · existse · existtes · exitses · exsites
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "évites" and "existes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "évites" or "existes" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "existes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,732 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évites" and "existes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "édits vs évites". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #50,732 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.