Which to use
“étalée” and “évaluée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,313
- “étalée” frequency rank
- #17,319
- “évaluée” frequency rank
- 48632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | étalée | évaluée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de étaler. | Participe passé féminin singulier de évaluer. |
Where the eye mixes étalée and évaluée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. étalée runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against évaluée's 7 (VCVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: étalée vs évaluée
A purely visual mix-up. étalée (\e.ta.le\) and évaluée (\e.va.lɥe\) 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 48632, 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\. évaluée is at rank #17,319, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.va.lɥe\.
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 48632, this pair ranks #177,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of étalée vs évaluée
Shared letters: aelé. Private to "étalée": t. Private to "évaluée": uv.
"étalée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "évaluée" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "étalée" and "évaluée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "étalée" or "évaluée"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "étalée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évaluée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "étalée" and "évaluée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "étalée vs étayée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #177,308 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.