evaluadovsevaluarTell them apart

Which to use

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

#27,605
“evaluado” frequency rank
#5,726
“evaluar” frequency rank
33331
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature evaluado evaluar
Definition Participio de evaluar. Examinar algo y establecer, determinar, estimar o señalar su valor, rendimiento, tamaño, impacto, progreso, importancia, méritos, etc.

Where the eye mixes evaluado and evaluar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
evaluado
7 ch
evaluar

Visual trap between evaluado and evaluar

A purely visual mix-up. evaluado ([eβ̞aˈlwað̞o]) 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 33331, 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]. 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 33331, this pair ranks #197,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of evaluado vs evaluar

Shared letters: aeluv. Private to "evaluado": do. Private to "evaluar": r.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • evaluadoeavluado · ebaluado · evalaudo · evalluado · evaluaddo · evaluaod · evaludao · evaulado
  • evaluareavluar · ebaluar · evalaur · evalluar · evaluarr · evalura · evaular · evlauar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "evaluado" and "evaluar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eβ̞aˈlwað̞o] versus [eβ̞aˈlwaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "evaluado" or "evaluar"?
"evaluar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,726 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

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "evaluado" 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 #197,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "evaluado" and "evaluar" 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 #197,338 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