évoquevsévoquéeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“évoque” and “évoquée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,888
“évoque” frequency rank
#14,587
“évoquée” frequency rank
18475
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature évoque évoquée
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de évoquer. Participe passé féminin singulier de évoquer.

Where the eye mixes évoque and évoquée

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
évoque
7 ch
évoquée

Visual trap between évoque and évoquée

A purely visual mix-up. évoque (\e.vɔk\) 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 18475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

évoque is recorded at frequency rank #3,888, classified as averb, pronounced \e.vɔk\. 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 18475, this pair ranks #378,136 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of évoque vs évoquée

Shared letters: eoquvé. Private to "évoque": -. Private to "évoquée": -.

"évoque" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV  ·  "évoquée" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "évoque" and "évoquée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\e.vɔk\ versus \e.vɔ.ke\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "évoque" or "évoquée"?
"évoque" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,888 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.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "évoque" 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 #378,136 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "évoque" and "évoquée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évoluées vs évoquée". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #378,136 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