Which to use
“évaluations” and “évolutions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,396
- “évaluations” frequency rank
- #8,061
- “évolutions” frequency rank
- 22457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évaluations | évolutions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de évaluation. | Pluriel de évolution. |
Where the eye mixes évaluations and évolutions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. évaluations runs 11 letters (VCVCVVCVVCC) against évolutions's 10 (VCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between évaluations and évolutions
A purely visual mix-up. évaluations (\e.va.lɥa.sjɔ̃\) and évolutions (\e.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\) 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 22457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évaluations is recorded at frequency rank #14,396, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.va.lɥa.sjɔ̃\. évolutions is at rank #8,061, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\.
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 22457, this pair ranks #357,877 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of évaluations vs évolutions
Shared letters: ilnostuvé. Private to "évaluations": a. Private to "évolutions": -.
"évaluations" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVVCVVCC · "évolutions" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évaluations" for "évolutions" ever safe?
Frequency check: "évaluations" vs "évolutions" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "évaluations" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évolutions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #357,877 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évaluations" and "évolutions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évacuations vs évaluations". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #357,877 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.