evaluate
eval·u·ate/ɪˈvæl.juˌeɪt/verb
evaluate is spelled E-V-A-L-U-A-T-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (eval·u·ate). It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, evaluate means “To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in evaluate?
| Letters | 8: E-V-A-L-U-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: eval·u·ate |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 7,009th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is evaluate?
Evaluate appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,009th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce evaluate?
- UK /ɪˈvaljʊeɪt/
- US /ɪˈvæl.juˌeɪt/
- US /ɪˈvæl.jəˌeɪt/
Evaluate has 3 syllables, split eval·u·ate in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-evaluate.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with evaluate?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as evaluate from its last stressed vowel (/æljueɪt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of evaluate
- evaluates present, singular, he/she/it
- evaluating participle, present
- evaluated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does evaluate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise.
It will take several years to evaluate the material gathered in the survey.
- 2
To compute or determine the value of (an expression).
Evaluate this integral.
- 3
To return or have a specific value.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Evaluate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | évaluer |
| German | evaluieren, auswerten , berechnen , ergeben |
| Portuguese | avaliar |
| Spanish | evaluar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does evaluate come from?
Back-formation from evaluation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).