Which to use
“évoluer” is a verb and “évolués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,543
- “évoluer” frequency rank
- #34,834
- “évolués” frequency rank
- 39377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évoluer | évolués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se transformer progressivement. | Masculin pluriel de évolué. |
Same sound, different letters: évoluer vs évolués
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. évoluer and évolués follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - évoluer / évolués
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: évoluer and évolués carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.vɔ.lɥe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39377, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évoluer is recorded at frequency rank #4,543, classified as averb, pronounced \e.vɔ.lɥe\. 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 39377, this pair ranks #248,424 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évoluer vs évolués
Shared letters: louvé. Private to "évoluer": er. Private to "évolués": s.
"évoluer" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "évolués" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évoluer" for "évolués" ever safe?
Frequency check: "évoluer" vs "évolués" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"évoluer" and "évolués" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "évoluer" 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 #248,424 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évoluer" and "évolués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évoluées vs évolués". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #248,424 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.