Which to use
“évacue” and “évacuer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,303
- “évacue” frequency rank
- #8,642
- “évacuer” frequency rank
- 35945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évacue | évacuer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de évacuer. | Rendre vide, quitter un lieu en plus ou moins grand nombre, en parlant des personnes qui l’occupaient. |
Where the eye mixes évacue and évacuer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. évacue runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against évacuer's 7 (VCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between évacue and évacuer
A purely visual mix-up. évacue (\e.va.ky\) and évacuer (\e.va.kɥe\) 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 extra letter(s) - “évacue” sits inside “évacuer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évacue is recorded at frequency rank #27,303, classified as averb, pronounced \e.va.ky\. évacuer is at rank #8,642, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.va.kɥe\.
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 35945, this pair ranks #273,069 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évacue vs évacuer
Shared letters: aceuvé. Private to "évacue": -. Private to "évacuer": r.
"évacue" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "évacuer" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évacue" for "évacuer" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "évacue" or "évacuer" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "évacue" and "évacuer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "évacue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évacuer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,069 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évacue" and "évacuer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évacue vs évacuent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #273,069 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.