Which to use
“époques” is a noun and “évoquée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,260
- “époques” frequency rank
- #14,587
- “évoquée” frequency rank
- 24847
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | époques | évoquée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de époque. | Participe passé féminin singulier de évoquer. |
Where the eye mixes époques and évoquée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. époques (VCVCVVC) and évoquée (VCVCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: époques vs évoquée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: époques is \e.pɔk\ while évoquée is \e.vɔ.ke\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24847, 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\. évoquée is at rank #14,587, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.vɔ.ke\.
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 24847, this pair ranks #344,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of époques vs évoquée
Shared letters: eoqué. Private to "époques": ps. Private to "évoquée": v.
"époques" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "évoquée" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "époques" and "évoquée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "époques" vs "évoquée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "époques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évoquée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #344,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "époques" and "évoquée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évoluées vs évoquée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #344,236 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.