Which to use
“evalúa” and “evaluado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,135
- “evalúa” frequency rank
- #27,605
- “evaluado” frequency rank
- 44740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | evalúa | evaluado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de evaluar. | Participio de evaluar. |
Where the eye mixes evalúa and evaluado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between evalúa and evaluado
A purely visual mix-up. evalúa ([eβ̞aˈlua]) and evaluado ([eβ̞aˈlwað̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
evalúa is recorded at frequency rank #17,135, classified as averb, pronounced [eβ̞aˈlua]. evaluado is at rank #27,605, tagged as averb, pronounced [eβ̞aˈlwað̞o].
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 44740, this pair ranks #135,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of evalúa vs evaluado
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "evalúa": ú. Private to "evaluado": dou.
"evalúa" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "evaluado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- evaluado ← eavluado · ebaluado · evalaudo · evalluado · evaluaddo · evaluaod · evaludao · evaulado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "evalúa" for "evaluado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "evalúa" vs "evaluado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "evalúa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "evaluado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "evalúa" and "evaluado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evacuada vs evaluado". 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 #135,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.