evaluate
/ɨˈvaljʊeɪt/
"evaluate" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“evaluate” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #7,010 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #7,010
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise.
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
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for evaluate is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɨˈvaljʊeɪt/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,010 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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.
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Using “evaluate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-V-A-L-U-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɨˈvaljʊeɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “evacuate” - see the side-by-side comparison. evaluate vs evacuate
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.