Similar words
apparent
Worth distinguishing — apparent often means "seeming, not necessarily real"; évident means clearly, genuinely true.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
obvio
obvio is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "obvious."
Portuguese
óbvio
óbvio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "obvious."
Practice
1 What does évident mean?
obvious
2 Fill the gap: C'est ___ qu'elle a raison.
Full sentence: C'est évident qu'elle a raison. (It's obvious that she's right.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches évident?
évident: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.