Which to use
“évacuées” is an adjective and “évacuer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,092
- “évacuées” frequency rank
- #8,642
- “évacuer” frequency rank
- 41734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évacuées | évacuer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de évacué. | Rendre vide, quitter un lieu en plus ou moins grand nombre, en parlant des personnes qui l’occupaient. |
Same sound, different letters: évacuées vs évacuer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. évacuées runs 8 letters (VCVCVVVC) against évacuer's 7 (VCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - évacuées and évacuer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: évacuées and évacuer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.va.kɥe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évacuées is recorded at frequency rank #33,092, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.va.kɥe\. 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 41734, this pair ranks #230,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évacuées vs évacuer
Shared letters: aceuvé. Private to "évacuées": s. Private to "évacuer": r.
"évacuées" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVVVC · "évacuer" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "évacuées" / "évacuer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "évacuées" 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 #230,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évacuées" and "évacuer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évacuées vs évoluées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #230,891 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.