évaluéesvsévaluentConfusable pair

Which to use

“évaluées” and “évaluent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,591
“évaluées” frequency rank
#38,618
“évaluent” frequency rank
65209
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature évaluées évaluent
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de évaluer. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de évaluer.

Where the eye mixes évaluées and évaluent

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. évaluées (VCVCVVVC) and évaluent (VCVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
évaluées
8 ch
évaluent

Look-alike desk: évaluées vs évaluent

A purely visual mix-up. évaluées (\e.va.lɥe\) and évaluent (\e.va.ly\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

évaluées is recorded at frequency rank #26,591, classified as averb, pronounced \e.va.lɥe\. évaluent is at rank #38,618, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.va.ly\.

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 65209, this pair ranks #73,358 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of évaluées vs évaluent

Shared letters: aeluvé. Private to "évaluées": s. Private to "évaluent": nt.

"évaluées" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVVVC  ·  "évaluent" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "évaluées" for "évaluent" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\e.va.lɥe\ versus \e.va.ly\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "évaluées" or "évaluent" show up more?
"évaluées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,591 in our French list, against #38,618 for "évaluent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "évaluées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "évaluent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,358 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "évaluées" and "évaluent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évacuent vs évaluent". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #73,358 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