Which to use
“évêché” and “évêque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,030
- “évêché” frequency rank
- #3,308
- “évêque” frequency rank
- 23338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évêché | évêque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Institution ecclésiale rassemblant un évêque, un siège (une église cathédrale), un peuple chrétien et un diocèse (territoire soumis à l’autorité spirituelle de l'évêque d'un même lieu). | Dignitaire dans l'ordre le plus élevé de la prêtrise dans les Églises catholique, orthodoxe, anglicane, ainsi que dans certaines Églises luthériennes, et qui possède comme les apôtres la plénitude d’un diocèse. |
Where the eye mixes évêché and évêque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. évêché (VCVCCV) and évêque (VCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: évêché vs évêque
A purely visual mix-up. évêché (\e.ve.ʃe\) and évêque (\e.vɛk\) 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 23338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évêché is recorded at frequency rank #20,030, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ve.ʃe\. évêque is at rank #3,308, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.vɛk\.
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 23338, this pair ranks #353,088 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of évêché vs évêque
Shared letters: véê. Private to "évêché": ch. Private to "évêque": equ.
"évêché" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "évêque" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "évêché" and "évêque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "évêché" vs "évêque" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "évêché" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évêque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #353,088 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évêché" and "évêque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évêché vs évêchés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #353,088 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.