Which to use
“réveil” and “réveils” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,184
- “réveil” frequency rank
- #38,528
- “réveils” frequency rank
- 43712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réveil | réveils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Retour à l’état d’éveil. → voir heure du réveil | Pluriel de réveil. |
Same sound, different letters: réveil vs réveils
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. réveil runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against réveils's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - réveil and réveils
This is the hard kind. réveil and réveils are pronounced identically (\ʁe.vɛj\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “réveil” sits inside “réveils”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réveil is recorded at frequency rank #5,184, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.vɛj\. réveils is at rank #38,528, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.vɛj\.
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 43712, this pair ranks #216,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réveil vs réveils
Shared letters: eilrvé. Private to "réveil": -. Private to "réveils": s.
"réveil" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "réveils" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réveil" and "réveils" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "réveil" vs "réveils" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"réveil" and "réveils" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "réveil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réveils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réveil" and "réveils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveils vs revêtus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #216,014 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.