évaluéevsévoluésTell them apart

Quick tell: évaluée is a verb, évolués is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“évaluée” is a verb and “évolués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,319
“évaluée” frequency rank
#34,834
“évolués” frequency rank
52153
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature évaluée évolués
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de évaluer. Masculin pluriel de évolué.

Where the eye mixes évaluée and évolués

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. évaluée (VCVCVVV) and évolués (VCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
évaluée
7 ch
évolués

Why the eye confuses évaluée with évolués

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: évaluée is \e.va.lɥe\ while évolués is \e.vɔ.lɥe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

évaluée is recorded at frequency rank #17,319, classified as averb, pronounced \e.va.lɥe\. évolués is at rank #34,834, 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 52153, this pair ranks #149,788 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of évaluée vs évolués

Shared letters: luvé. Private to "évaluée": ae. Private to "évolués": os.

"évaluée" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVV  ·  "évolués" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "évaluée" for "évolués" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "évaluée" is a verb and "évolués" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "évaluée" vs "évolués" - which ranks higher?
"évaluée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,319 in our French list, against #34,834 for "évolués". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "évaluée" and "évolués" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "évaluée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "évolués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #149,788 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "évaluée" and "évolués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évoluées vs évolués". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #149,788 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