Which to use
“évêchés” and “évêques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,706
- “évêchés” frequency rank
- #6,578
- “évêques” frequency rank
- 49284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évêchés | évêques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de évêché. | Pluriel de évêque. |
Where the eye mixes évêchés and évêques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. évêchés (VCVCCVC) and évêques (VCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses évêchés with évêques
A purely visual mix-up. évêchés (\e.ve.ʃe\) and évêques (\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 49284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évêchés is recorded at frequency rank #42,706, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ve.ʃe\. évêques is at rank #6,578, 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 49284, this pair ranks #171,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évêchés vs évêques
Shared letters: svéê. Private to "évêchés": ch. Private to "évêques": equ.
"évêchés" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "évêques" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "évêchés" and "évêques" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "évêchés" or "évêques"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "évêchés" and "évêques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "évêchés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évêques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évêchés" and "évêques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évacués vs évêchés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #171,933 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.