refilé vs révèle, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#35,239
“refilé” frequency rank: #3,167
“révèle” frequency rank: 38406
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	refilé	révèle
Definition	Participe passé masculin singulier de refiler.	Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de révéler.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set refilé and révèle apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

refilé

6 ch

révèle

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. refilé (\ʁə.fi.le\) and révèle (\ʁe.vɛl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

refilé is recorded at frequency rank #35,239, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fi.le\. révèle is at rank #3,167, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɛl\.

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 38406, this pair ranks #255,466 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of refilé vs révèle

Shared letters: elré. Private to "refilé": fi. Private to "révèle": vè.

"refilé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "révèle" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequency comparison

refilé#35,239

révèle#3,167

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "refilé" and "révèle" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (\ʁə.fi.le\ versus \ʁe.vɛl\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "refilé" or "révèle"?

"révèle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,167 in our French list, against #35,239 for "refilé". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering refilé vs révèle

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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