evaluate
/ɨˈvaljʊeɪt/
"evaluate" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“evaluate” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,010. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,010
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise.
Corpus desk
Index EN-evaluate · evaluate · English
evaluate · rank #7,010 · 10 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,010
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH enters
Nearest frequency peer: enters (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “evaluate”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- disappointm…
disappointment
92,994 corpus weight
- disk
disk
92,993 corpus weight
- enters
enters
92,992 corpus weight
- evaluate
evaluate
92,991 corpus weight
- formally
formally
92,990 corpus weight
- frames
frames
92,989 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “evaluate” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | evaluate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɨˈvaljʊeɪt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #7,010 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “evaluate” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around evaluate (IPA /ɨˈvaljʊeɪt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,010 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for evaluate, with forms such as "eavluate", "evalaute", and "evalluate". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "evacuate", "evacuated", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Back-formation from evaluation. The correct English form is evaluate, spelled E-V-A-L-U-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise.
- 2To compute or determine the value of (an expression).
- 3To return or have a specific value.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how evaluate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It will take several years to evaluate the material gathered in the survey.
Death is a factor that changes all our views as we are forced to evaluate our worth and what ultimately matters in life.
Etymology
Back-formation from evaluation.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eavluate
- evalaute
- evalluate
- evaluaet
- evaluatte
- evalutae
- evaulate
- evlauate
- evvaluate
- vealuate
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of evaluate - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "evaluate", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "evaluate" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "evacuate". View pair
- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #7,010 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.