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“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.

11 ch
évaluations
10 ch
évolutions

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?
No. They are said differently (\e.va.lɥa.sjɔ̃\ versus \e.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "évaluations" vs "évolutions" - which ranks higher?
"évolutions" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,061 in our French list, against #14,396 for "évaluations". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list