Which to use
“évacuation” and “évaluations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,021
- “évacuation” frequency rank
- #14,396
- “évaluations” frequency rank
- 21417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évacuation | évaluations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’évacuer. | Pluriel de évaluation. |
Where the eye mixes évacuation and évaluations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses évacuation with évaluations
A purely visual mix-up. évacuation (\e.va.kɥa.sjɔ̃\) and évaluations (\e.va.lɥa.sjɔ̃\) 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 21417, 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\. évaluations is at rank #14,396, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.va.lɥa.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 21417, this pair ranks #363,262 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of évacuation vs évaluations
Shared letters: ainotuvé. Private to "évacuation": c. Private to "évaluations": ls.
"évacuation" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVVCVVC · "évaluations" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évacuation" for "évaluations" ever safe?
Frequency check: "évacuation" vs "évaluations" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "évacuation" and "évaluations" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "évacuation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évaluations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,262 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évacuation" and "évaluations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évacuations vs évaluations". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #363,262 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.