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Which to use

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

#16,333
“evacuar” frequency rank
#28,753
“evalúan” frequency rank
45086
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature evacuar evalúan
Definition Desalojar o abandonar un lugar rápidamente, a menudo debido a una emergencia. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de evaluar.

Where the eye mixes evacuar and evalúan

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

7 ch
evacuar
7 ch
evalúan

Visual trap between evacuar and evalúan

A purely visual mix-up. evacuar ([eβ̞aˈkwaɾ]) and evalúan ([eβ̞aˈluãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45086, 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]. evalúan is at rank #28,753, tagged as averb, pronounced [eβ̞aˈluãn].

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 45086, this pair ranks #133,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of evacuar vs evalúan

Shared letters: aev. Private to "evacuar": cru. Private to "evalúan": lnú.

"evacuar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC  ·  "evalúan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "evacuar" and "evalúan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eβ̞aˈkwaɾ] versus [eβ̞aˈluãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "evacuar" vs "evalúan" - which ranks higher?
"evacuar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,333 in our Spanish list, against #28,753 for "evalúan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "evacuar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evalúan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #133,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "evacuar" and "evalúan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evaluada vs evalúan". 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 #133,476 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