Which to use
“évacue” and “évalue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,303
- “évacue” frequency rank
- #14,397
- “évalue” frequency rank
- 41700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évacue | évalue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de évacuer. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de évaluer. |
Where the eye mixes évacue and évalue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. évacue and évalue follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses évacue with évalue
A purely visual mix-up. évacue (\e.va.ky\) and évalue (\e.va.ly\) 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 “évacue” becomes l in “évalue”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41700, 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\. évalue is at rank #14,397, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.va.ly\.
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 41700, this pair ranks #231,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évacue vs évalue
Shared letters: aeuvé. Private to "évacue": c. Private to "évalue": l.
"évacue" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "évalue" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évacue" for "évalue" ever safe?
Which is more common, "évacue" or "évalue"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "évacue" and "évalue" 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 "évalue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évacue" and "évalue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évacue vs évacuent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #231,149 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.