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“evacuar” and “evalúa” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,333
“evacuar” frequency rank
#17,135
“evalúa” frequency rank
33468
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature evacuar evalúa
Definition Desalojar o abandonar un lugar rápidamente, a menudo debido a una emergencia. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de evaluar.

Where the eye mixes evacuar and evalúa

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
evacuar
6 ch
evalúa

Visual trap between evacuar and evalúa

A purely visual mix-up. evacuar ([eβ̞aˈkwaɾ]) and evalúa ([eβ̞aˈlua]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33468, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

evacuar is recorded at frequency rank #16,333, classified as averb, pronounced [eβ̞aˈkwaɾ]. evalúa is at rank #17,135, tagged as averb, pronounced [eβ̞aˈlua].

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 33468, this pair ranks #196,651 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of evacuar vs evalúa

Shared letters: aev. Private to "evacuar": cru. Private to "evalúa": .

"evacuar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC  ·  "evalúa" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • evacuareavcuar · ebacuar · evacaur · evaccuar · evacuarr · evacura · evaucar · evcauar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "evacuar" and "evalúa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eβ̞aˈkwaɾ] versus [eβ̞aˈlua]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "evacuar" or "evalúa"?
"evacuar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,333 in our Spanish list, against #17,135 for "evalúa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "evacuar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evalúa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #196,651 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "evacuar" and "evalúa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evacuada vs evacuar". 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 #196,651 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list