Which to use
“evidence” and “évidences” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,402
- “evidence” frequency rank
- #30,880
- “évidences” frequency rank
- 63282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | evidence | évidences |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donnée en faveur d'une certaine hypothèse ; preuve (dans un sens faible, très relatif) | Pluriel de évidence. |
Where the eye mixes evidence and évidences
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. evidence runs 8 letters (VCVCVCCV) against évidences's 9 (VCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between evidence and évidences
A purely visual mix-up. evidence (\ˈɛv.ɪ.dəns\) and évidences (\e.vi.dɑ̃s\) 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 63282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
evidence is recorded at frequency rank #32,402, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈɛv.ɪ.dəns\. évidences is at rank #30,880, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.vi.dɑ̃s\.
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 63282, this pair ranks #82,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of evidence vs évidences
Shared letters: cdeinv. Private to "evidence": -. Private to "évidences": sé.
"evidence" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV · "évidences" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- evidence ← eivdence · evdience · eviddence · evidecne · evidencce · evidenec · evidennce · evidnece
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "evidence" and "évidences" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "evidence" or "évidences" show up more?
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 "evidence" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évidences" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "evidence" and "évidences" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éminence vs evidence". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #82,772 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.