évolution
\e.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“évolution” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,196 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,196
- frequency rank, French
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Changement progressif ou graduel d'un être, d'une chose, d'un phénomène ou d'un système.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | évolution |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #1,196 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “évolution” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for évolution is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,196 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for évolution, with forms such as "evolution", "véolution", and "éovlution". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "évolutive", "évolutions", "évolutif", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is évolution, spelled É-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Changement progressif ou graduel d'un être, d'une chose, d'un phénomène ou d'un système.
- 2Changements d’idées ou de conduite des personnes ou des collectivités.
- 3Processus par lequel, au fil des générations, les caractères héréditaires des populations changent sous l’effet de mécanismes tels que la sélection naturelle, la dérive génétique, la mutation ou le flux de gènes. Ces changements peuvent conduire à l’adaptation, à la diversification, à la simplification ou à la disparition d’espèces.
- 4Mouvement que font des troupes pour prendre une nouvelle disposition.
- 5Tout mouvement de personnes, de choses ou d’animaux.
- 6Développement successif, intérieur et spontané de l’être.
- 7Modification du cours d’une maladie.
- 8Action de sortir en se déroulant.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: evolution,véolution,éovlution,évloution,évollution,évoltuion,évoluiton,évolutino,évolutionn,évolutoin,évoluttion,évoultion,évvolution
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of évolution - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “évolution”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is É-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \e.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “évolutive” - see the side-by-side comparison. évolution vs évolutive
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.