évictionvsévocationWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“éviction” and “évocation” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,749
“éviction” frequency rank
#15,551
“évocation” frequency rank
38300
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature éviction évocation
Definition Action d’évincer, de faire partir ; résultat de cette action. Action d’appeler, de faire venir, de faire apparaître, en parlant des âmes, des esprits, etc.

Where the eye mixes éviction and évocation

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
éviction
9 ch
évocation

Visual trap between éviction and évocation

A purely visual mix-up. éviction (\e.vik.sjɔ̃\) and évocation (\e.vɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

éviction is recorded at frequency rank #22,749, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.vik.sjɔ̃\. évocation is at rank #15,551, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.vɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\.

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 38300, this pair ranks #256,245 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of éviction vs évocation

Shared letters: cinotvé. Private to "éviction": -. Private to "évocation": a.

"éviction" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC  ·  "évocation" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "éviction" for "évocation" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\e.vik.sjɔ̃\ versus \e.vɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "éviction" or "évocation"?
"évocation" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,551 in our French list, against #22,749 for "éviction". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "éviction" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "évocation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #256,245 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "éviction" and "évocation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éjection vs éviction". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #256,245 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list