Which to use
“evalúa” and “evaluar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,135
- “evalúa” frequency rank
- #5,726
- “evaluar” frequency rank
- 22861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | evalúa | evaluar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de evaluar. | Examinar algo y establecer, determinar, estimar o señalar su valor, rendimiento, tamaño, impacto, progreso, importancia, méritos, etc. |
Where the eye mixes evalúa and evaluar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses evalúa with evaluar
A purely visual mix-up. evalúa ([eβ̞aˈlua]) and evaluar ([eβ̞aˈlwaɾ]) 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 22861, 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]. evaluar is at rank #5,726, tagged as averb, pronounced [eβ̞aˈlwaɾ].
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 22861, this pair ranks #248,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of evalúa vs evaluar
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "evalúa": ú. Private to "evaluar": ru.
"evalúa" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "evaluar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- evaluar ← eavluar · ebaluar · evalaur · evalluar · evaluarr · evalura · evaular · evlauar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "evalúa" and "evaluar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "evalúa" or "evaluar" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "evalúa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "evaluar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "evalúa" and "evaluar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evalúa vs evaluada". 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 #248,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.