évaluéesvsévaluerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#26,591
“évaluées” frequency rank
#4,820
“évaluer” frequency rank
31411
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature évaluées évaluer
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de évaluer. Estimer une chose quant à son prix, à sa valeur, à sa quantité, à sa durée.

Same sound, different letters: évaluées vs évaluer

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.

8 ch
évaluées
7 ch
évaluer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. évaluées and évaluer are pronounced identically (\e.va.lɥe\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31411, 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\. évaluer is at rank #4,820, 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 31411, this pair ranks #303,953 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of évaluées vs évaluer

Shared letters: aeluvé. Private to "évaluées": s. Private to "évaluer": r.

"évaluées" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVVVC  ·  "évaluer" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "évaluées" and "évaluer" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\e.va.lɥe\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "évaluées" or "évaluer"?
"évaluer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,820 in our French list, against #26,591 for "évaluées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list