Which to use
“évêques” is a noun and “évolués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,578
- “évêques” frequency rank
- #34,834
- “évolués” frequency rank
- 41412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évêques | évolués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de évêque. | Masculin pluriel de évolué. |
Where the eye mixes évêques and évolués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. évêques and évolués follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: évêques vs évolués
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: évêques is \e.vɛk\ while évolués is \e.vɔ.lɥe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évêques is recorded at frequency rank #6,578, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.vɛk\. évolués is at rank #34,834, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.vɔ.lɥe\.
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 41412, this pair ranks #233,299 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évêques vs évolués
Shared letters: suvé. Private to "évêques": eqê. Private to "évolués": lo.
"évêques" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "évolués" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évêques" for "évolués" ever safe?
Frequency check: "évêques" vs "évolués" - 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 "évêques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évolués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,299 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évêques" and "évolués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évoluées vs évolués". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #233,299 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.