Which to use
“évanoui” is a verb and “évanouie” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,624
- “évanoui” frequency rank
- #40,569
- “évanouie” frequency rank
- 78193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évanoui | évanouie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe évanouir. | Féminin singulier de évanoui. |
Same sound, different letters: évanoui vs évanouie
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. évanoui runs 7 letters (VCVCVVV) against évanouie's 8 (VCVCVVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - évanoui and évanouie
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: évanoui and évanouie carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.va.nwi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “évanoui” sits inside “évanouie”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évanoui is recorded at frequency rank #37,624, classified as averb, pronounced \e.va.nwi\. évanouie is at rank #40,569, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.va.nwi\.
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 78193, this pair ranks #26,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of évanoui vs évanouie
Shared letters: ainouvé. Private to "évanoui": -. Private to "évanouie": e.
"évanoui" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVV · "évanouie" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "évanoui" and "évanouie" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "évanoui" or "évanouie" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "évanoui" / "évanouie". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "évanoui" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évanouie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évanoui" and "évanouie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épanouit vs évanouie". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #26,380 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.