Which to use
“évêque” is a noun and “évoque” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,308
- “évêque” frequency rank
- #3,888
- “évoque” frequency rank
- 7196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évêque | évoque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de évoquer. |
Where the eye mixes évêque and évoque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: évêque vs évoque
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: évêque is \e.vɛk\ while évoque is \e.vɔk\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - ê in “évêque” becomes o in “évoque”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évêque is recorded at frequency rank #3,308, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.vɛk\. évoque is at rank #3,888, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.vɔk\.
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 7196, this pair ranks #423,899 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of évêque vs évoque
Shared letters: equvé. Private to "évêque": ê. Private to "évoque": o.
"évêque" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "évoque" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évêque" for "évoque" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "évêque" or "évoque" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "évêque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évoque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,899 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évêque" and "évoque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éduque vs évoque". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #423,899 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.