Which to use
“évolue” and “évoquée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,155
- “évolue” frequency rank
- #14,587
- “évoquée” frequency rank
- 20742
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évolue | évoquée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de évoluer. | Participe passé féminin singulier de évoquer. |
Where the eye mixes évolue and évoquée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. évolue runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against évoquée's 7 (VCVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: évolue vs évoquée
A purely visual mix-up. évolue (\e.vɔ.ly\) and évoquée (\e.vɔ.ke\) 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 20742, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évolue is recorded at frequency rank #6,155, classified as averb, pronounced \e.vɔ.ly\. évoquée is at rank #14,587, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.vɔ.ke\.
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 20742, this pair ranks #366,718 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of évolue vs évoquée
Shared letters: eouvé. Private to "évolue": l. Private to "évoquée": q.
"évolue" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "évoquée" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évolue" for "évoquée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "évolue" vs "évoquée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "évolue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évoquée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,718 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évolue" and "évoquée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évoluées vs évoquée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #366,718 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.