évacuéevsévoluéeConfusable pair

Which to use

“évacuée” and “évoluée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,304
“évacuée” frequency rank
#36,222
“évoluée” frequency rank
63526
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature évacuée évoluée
Definition Féminin singulier de évacué. Féminin singulier de évolué.

Where the eye mixes évacuée and évoluée

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. évacuée and évoluée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
évacuée
7 ch
évoluée

Look-alike desk: évacuée vs évoluée

A purely visual mix-up. évacuée (\e.va.kɥe\) and évoluée (\e.vɔ.lɥe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

évacuée is recorded at frequency rank #27,304, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.va.kɥe\. évoluée is at rank #36,222, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.vɔ.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 63526, this pair ranks #81,534 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of évacuée vs évoluée

Shared letters: euvé. Private to "évacuée": ac. Private to "évoluée": lo.

"évacuée" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVV  ·  "évoluée" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "évacuée" for "évoluée" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\e.va.kɥe\ versus \e.vɔ.lɥe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "évacuée" or "évoluée" show up more?
"évacuée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,304 in our French list, against #36,222 for "évoluée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "évacuée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "évoluée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #81,534 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "évacuée" and "évoluée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évoluée vs évoluées". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #81,534 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list