Which to use
“évitez” and “exigez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,302
- “évitez” frequency rank
- #47,327
- “exigez” frequency rank
- 60629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évitez | exigez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de éviter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de exiger. |
Where the eye mixes évitez and exigez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. évitez and exigez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses évitez with exigez
A purely visual mix-up. évitez (\e.vi.te\) and exigez (\ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évitez is recorded at frequency rank #13,302, classified as averb, pronounced \e.vi.te\. exigez is at rank #47,327, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\.
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 60629, this pair ranks #96,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of évitez vs exigez
Shared letters: eiz. Private to "évitez": tvé. Private to "exigez": gx.
"évitez" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "exigez" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exigez ← eixgez · exgiez · exiegz · exigezz · exiggez · exigze · exxigez · xeigez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "évitez" and "exigez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "évitez" vs "exigez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "évitez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évitez" and "exigez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigez vs exilée". 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 #96,633 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.