Which to use
“évacue” and “évaluée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,303
- “évacue” frequency rank
- #17,319
- “évaluée” frequency rank
- 44622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évacue | évaluée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de évacuer. | Participe passé féminin singulier de évaluer. |
Where the eye mixes évacue and évaluée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. évacue runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against évaluée's 7 (VCVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses évacue with évaluée
A purely visual mix-up. évacue (\e.va.ky\) and évaluée (\e.va.lɥe\) 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 44622, 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\. évaluée is at rank #17,319, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.va.lɥe\.
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 44622, this pair ranks #209,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évacue vs évaluée
Shared letters: aeuvé. Private to "évacue": c. Private to "évaluée": l.
"évacue" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "évaluée" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évacue" for "évaluée" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "évacue" and "évaluée" 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 "évaluée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évacue" and "évaluée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évacue vs évacuent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #209,067 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.