Which to use
“étalée” and “évalue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,313
- “étalée” frequency rank
- #14,397
- “évalue” frequency rank
- 45710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | étalée | évalue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de étaler. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de évaluer. |
Where the eye mixes étalée and évalue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. étalée and évalue follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between étalée and évalue
A purely visual mix-up. étalée (\e.ta.le\) and évalue (\e.va.ly\) 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 45710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
étalée is recorded at frequency rank #31,313, classified as averb, pronounced \e.ta.le\. évalue is at rank #14,397, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.va.ly\.
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 45710, this pair ranks #200,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of étalée vs évalue
Shared letters: aelé. Private to "étalée": t. Private to "évalue": uv.
"étalée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "évalue" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "étalée" and "évalue" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "étalée" vs "évalue" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "étalée" and "évalue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "étalée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évalue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "étalée" and "évalue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "étalée vs étayée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #200,618 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.