evacuationvsevocationConfusable pair

Which to use

“evacuation” and “evocation” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,541
“evacuation” frequency rank
#47,610
“evocation” frequency rank
58151
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature evacuation evocation
Definition The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety. The act of calling out or forth, or evoking.

Letter map: evacuation vs evocation

Shared letters muted; letters that set evacuation and evocation apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.

10 ch
evacuation
9 ch
evocation

Corpus notes: evacuation and evocation

evacuation and evocation are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

evacuation is recorded at frequency rank #10,541, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃən/. evocation is at rank #47,610, tagged as anoun.

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 58151, this pair ranks #114,543 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of evacuation vs evocation

Shared letters: aceinotv. Private to "evacuation": u. Private to "evocation": -.

"evacuation" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVVCVVC  ·  "evocation" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • evacuationeavcuation · evacaution · evaccuation · evacuaiton · evacuasion · evacuatino · evacuationn · evacuatoin
  • evocationeovcation · evcoation · evoaction · evocaiton · evocasion · evocatino · evocationn · evocatoin

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "evacuation" for "evocation" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "evacuation" vs "evocation" - which ranks higher?
"evacuation" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,541 in our English list, against #47,610 for "evocation". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "evacuation" vs "evocation" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "evacuation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evocation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #114,543 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "evacuation" and "evocation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evocation vs evocative". 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 #114,543 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list