réveil

\ʁe.vɛj\

/\ʁe.vɛj\/ noun

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The verdict

“réveil” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,184. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,184
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Retour à l’état d’éveil. → voir heure du réveil

Corpus desk

Index FR-reveil · réveil · French

réveil · rank #5,184 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,184
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH répression

Nearest frequency peer: répression (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « réveil »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « réveil » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

réveil vs rêver
50% similar
réveil vs revêt
33% similar
réveil vs rêvez
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for réveil
PropertyValue
Headwordréveil
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁe.vɛj\
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,184
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « réveil »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.réveilse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « répression » (#5,183), « rumeurs » (#5,182), « saura » (#5,186). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « réveil » est au #5,184. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around réveil (IPA \ʁe.vɛj\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,184 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for réveil, with forms such as "reveil", "rréveil", and "rvéeil". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rêver", "revêt", "rêvez", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is réveil, spelled R-É-V-E-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Retour à l’état d’éveil. → voir heure du réveil
  2. 2
    Retour à l’état d’éveil. → voir heure du réveil
  3. 3
    Retour à l’état d’éveil. → voir heure du réveil
  4. 4
    Retour à l’état d’éveil. → voir heure du réveil
  5. 5
    Retour à l’état d’éveil. → voir heure du réveil
  6. 6
    Retour à l’état d’éveil. → voir heure du réveil
  7. 7
    Retour à l’état d’éveil. → voir heure du réveil
  8. 8
    Dispositif permettant de régler l’heure de la transition.
  9. 9
    Dispositif permettant de régler l’heure de la transition.
  10. 10
    Dispositif permettant de régler l’heure de la transition.
  11. 11
    Prise de conscience d’une réalité.
  12. 12
    Appellation commune de l’hellébore fétide.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how réveil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Au réveil, dans les premières blancheurs de l’aube apparaît un fleuve qui tourne sous ses fumées matinales, […].
  2. Le lendemain, c’est la roupillade prolongée, la courbature au réveil, l’impossibilité de besogner utilement.

This word in other languages

awakening(English)despertar(Español)Aufwachen(Deutsch)despertar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • reveil
  • rréveil
  • rvéeil
  • réevil
  • réveill
  • réveli
  • réviel
  • révveil
  • érveil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of réveil - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

reveil1rréveil1rvéeil2réevil2réveill1réveli2réviel2révveil1
Edit distance from "réveil"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "réveil"?
"réveil" is spelled R-É-V-E-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.vɛj\.
What does "réveil" mean?
As a noun, "réveil" means: Retour à l’état d’éveil. → voir heure du réveil
What words are commonly confused with "réveil"?
"réveil" is commonly confused with "rêver", "revêt", "rêvez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "réveil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réveil" is \ʁe.vɛj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réveil" come from?
"réveil" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "réveil", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trompé#5,199plaire#5,168passez#5,164étonne#5,208

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

reconnue9 variantsaérienne9 variantslargeur9 variantsinclus9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list