Which to use
“évolution” and “évolutions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,196
- “évolution” frequency rank
- #8,061
- “évolutions” frequency rank
- 9257
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évolution | évolutions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Changement progressif ou graduel d'un être, d'une chose, d'un phénomène ou d'un système. | Pluriel de évolution. |
Same sound, different letters: évolution vs évolutions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - évolution and évolutions
This is the hard kind. évolution and évolutions are pronounced identically (\e.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “évolution” sits inside “évolutions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9257, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évolution is recorded at frequency rank #1,196, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\. évolutions is at rank #8,061, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.vɔ.ly.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 9257, this pair ranks #417,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of évolution vs évolutions
Shared letters: ilnotuvé. Private to "évolution": -. Private to "évolutions": s.
"évolution" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC · "évolutions" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "évolution" and "évolutions" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "évolution" or "évolutions" show up more?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "évolution" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évolutions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #417,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évolution" and "évolutions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "élocution vs évolution". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #417,275 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.