Which to use
“évoque” and “évoquer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,888
- “évoque” frequency rank
- #7,394
- “évoquer” frequency rank
- 11282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évoque | évoquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de évoquer. | Appeler, faire venir, faire apparaître, en parlant surtout des âmes, des esprits. |
Where the eye mixes évoque and évoquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between évoque and évoquer
A purely visual mix-up. évoque (\e.vɔk\) and évoquer (\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 extra letter(s) - “évoque” sits inside “évoquer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11282, 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\. évoquer is at rank #7,394, 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 11282, this pair ranks #409,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of évoque vs évoquer
Shared letters: eoquvé. Private to "évoque": -. Private to "évoquer": r.
"évoque" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "évoquer" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évoque" for "évoquer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "évoque" vs "évoquer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "évoque" and "évoquer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "évoque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évoquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #409,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évoque" and "évoquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évoluée vs évoquer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #409,734 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.