Which to use
“évacuation” and “évacuations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,021
- “évacuation” frequency rank
- #34,832
- “évacuations” frequency rank
- 41853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évacuation | évacuations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’évacuer. | Pluriel de évacuation. |
Same sound, different letters: évacuation vs évacuations
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. évacuation runs 10 letters (VCVCVVCVVC) against évacuations's 11 (VCVCVVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - évacuation / évacuations
This is the hard kind. évacuation and évacuations are pronounced identically (\e.va.kɥa.sjɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “évacuation” sits inside “évacuations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évacuation is recorded at frequency rank #7,021, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.va.kɥa.sjɔ̃\. évacuations is at rank #34,832, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.va.kɥa.sjɔ̃\.
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 41853, this pair ranks #230,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évacuation vs évacuations
Shared letters: acinotuvé. Private to "évacuation": -. Private to "évacuations": s.
"évacuation" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVVCVVC · "évacuations" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "évacuation" and "évacuations" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "évacuation" or "évacuations"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "évacuation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évacuations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évacuation" and "évacuations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évacuations vs évaluations". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #230,022 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.