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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.

6 ch
evalúa
8 ch
evaluado

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

  • evaluadoeavluado · ebaluado · evalaudo · evalluado · evaluaddo · evaluaod · evaludao · evaulado

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "evalúa" for "evaluado" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eβ̞aˈlua] versus [eβ̞aˈlwað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "evalúa" vs "evaluado" - which ranks higher?
"evalúa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,135 in our Spanish list, against #27,605 for "evaluado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list