Which to use
“évalue” and “évaluée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,397
- “évalue” frequency rank
- #17,319
- “évaluée” frequency rank
- 31716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évalue | évaluée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de évaluer. | Participe passé féminin singulier de évaluer. |
Where the eye mixes évalue and évaluée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. évalue 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 évalue with évaluée
A purely visual mix-up. évalue (\e.va.ly\) 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 31716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évalue is recorded at frequency rank #14,397, classified as averb, pronounced \e.va.ly\. 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 31716, this pair ranks #301,996 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évalue vs évaluée
Shared letters: aeluvé. Private to "évalue": -. Private to "évaluée": -.
"évalue" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "évaluée" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évalue" for "évaluée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "évalue" or "évaluée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "évalue" 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 #301,996 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évalue" and "évaluée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évaluée vs évoluées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #301,996 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.