évoluevsévoquéeTell them apart

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.

6 ch
évolue
7 ch
évoquée

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?
No. They are said differently (\e.vɔ.ly\ versus \e.vɔ.ke\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "évolue" vs "évoquée" - which ranks higher?
"évolue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,155 in our French list, against #14,587 for "évoquée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list