Which to use
“évacuations” and “évaluations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,832
- “évacuations” frequency rank
- #14,396
- “évaluations” frequency rank
- 49228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évacuations | évaluations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de évacuation. | Pluriel de évaluation. |
Where the eye mixes évacuations and évaluations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. évacuations and évaluations follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses évacuations with évaluations
A purely visual mix-up. évacuations (\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 a single letter - c in “évacuations” becomes l in “évaluations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49228, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évacuations is recorded at frequency rank #34,832, 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 49228, this pair ranks #172,364 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évacuations vs évaluations
Shared letters: ainostuvé. Private to "évacuations": c. Private to "évaluations": l.
"évacuations" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVVCVVCC · "évaluations" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évacuations" for "évaluations" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "évacuations" or "évaluations" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "évacuations" 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 #172,364 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évacuations" and "évaluations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évacuation vs évacuations". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #172,364 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.