évangélistevsévangélistesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#33,950
“évangéliste” frequency rank
#30,036
“évangélistes” frequency rank
63986
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature évangéliste évangélistes
Definition Auteur de l’un des quatre évangiles, dans la religion chrétienne. Pluriel de évangéliste.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set évangéliste and évangélistes apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
évangéliste
12 ch
évangélistes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. évangéliste and évangélistes are pronounced identically (\e.vɑ̃.ʒe.list\) and both work as anoun. 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 extra letter(s) - “évangéliste” sits inside “évangélistes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

évangéliste is recorded at frequency rank #33,950, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.vɑ̃.ʒe.list\. évangélistes is at rank #30,036, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.vɑ̃.ʒe.list\.

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 63986, this pair ranks #79,245 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of évangéliste vs évangélistes

Shared letters: aegilnstvé. Private to "évangéliste": -. Private to "évangélistes": -.

"évangéliste" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCCV  ·  "évangélistes" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

évangéliste#33,950
évangélistes#30,036

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "évangéliste" and "évangélistes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\e.vɑ̃.ʒe.list\), 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, "évangéliste" or "évangélistes"?
"évangélistes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,036 in our French list, against #33,950 for "évangéliste". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering évangéliste vs évangélistes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “évangéliste” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list