Which to use
“époques” and “évêques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,260
- “époques” frequency rank
- #6,578
- “évêques” frequency rank
- 16838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | époques | évêques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de époque. | Pluriel de évêque. |
Where the eye mixes époques and évêques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses époques with évêques
A purely visual mix-up. époques (\e.pɔk\) and évêques (\e.vɛk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
époques is recorded at frequency rank #10,260, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.pɔk\. évêques is at rank #6,578, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.vɛk\.
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 16838, this pair ranks #386,032 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of époques vs évêques
Shared letters: eqsué. Private to "époques": op. Private to "évêques": vê.
"époques" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "évêques" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "époques" for "évêques" ever safe?
Which is more common, "époques" or "évêques"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "époques" and "évêques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "époques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évêques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #386,032 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "époques" and "évêques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épopées vs époques". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #386,032 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.