Which to use
“rêvaient” and “révèlent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,857
- “rêvaient” frequency rank
- #8,921
- “révèlent” frequency rank
- 54778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rêvaient | révèlent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de rêver. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de révéler. |
Where the eye mixes rêvaient and révèlent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rêvaient (CVCVVVCC) and révèlent (CVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: rêvaient vs révèlent
A purely visual mix-up. rêvaient (\ʁɛ.vɛ\) and révèlent (\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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rêvaient is recorded at frequency rank #45,857, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.vɛ\. révèlent is at rank #8,921, 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 54778, this pair ranks #131,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rêvaient vs révèlent
Shared letters: enrtv. Private to "rêvaient": aiê. Private to "révèlent": lèé.
"rêvaient" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVVCC · "révèlent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rêvaient" for "révèlent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rêvaient" or "révèlent"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rêvaient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révèlent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rêvaient" and "révèlent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparent vs rêvaient". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #131,746 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.