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

#27,605
“evaluado” frequency rank
#28,753
“evalúan” frequency rank
56358
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature evaluado evalúan
Definition Participio de evaluar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de evaluar.

Where the eye mixes evaluado and evalúan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

8 ch
evaluado
7 ch
evalúan

Visual trap between evaluado and evalúan

A purely visual mix-up. evaluado ([eβ̞aˈlwað̞o]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

evaluado is recorded at frequency rank #27,605, classified as averb, pronounced [eβ̞aˈlwað̞o]. 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 56358, this pair ranks #74,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of evaluado vs evalúan

Shared letters: aelv. Private to "evaluado": dou. Private to "evalúan": .

"evaluado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVVCV  ·  "evalúan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "evaluado" and "evalúan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eβ̞aˈlwað̞o] versus [eβ̞aˈluãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "evaluado" or "evalúan"?
"evaluado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,605 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.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "evaluado" and "evalúan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "evaluado" 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 #74,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "evaluado" and "evalúan" 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 #74,947 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