Which to use
“évaluer” is a verb and “évolués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,820
- “évaluer” frequency rank
- #34,834
- “évolués” frequency rank
- 39654
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évaluer | évolués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Estimer une chose quant à son prix, à sa valeur, à sa quantité, à sa durée. | Masculin pluriel de évolué. |
Where the eye mixes évaluer and évolués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. évaluer and évolués follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: évaluer vs évolués
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: évaluer 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 3 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 39654, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évaluer is recorded at frequency rank #4,820, 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 39654, this pair ranks #246,361 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évaluer vs évolués
Shared letters: luvé. Private to "évaluer": aer. Private to "évolués": os.
"évaluer" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "évolués" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "évaluer" vs "évolués" - which ranks higher?
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 "évaluer" 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 #246,361 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évaluer" and "évolués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évoluées vs évolués". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #246,361 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.