Which to use
“réveil” is a noun and “révéla” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,184
- “réveil” frequency rank
- #28,341
- “révéla” frequency rank
- 33525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réveil | révéla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Retour à l’état d’éveil. → voir heure du réveil | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de révéler. |
Where the eye mixes réveil and révéla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réveil (CVCVVC) and révéla (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses réveil with révéla
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réveil is \ʁe.vɛj\ while révéla is \ʁe.ve.la\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33525, 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\. révéla is at rank #28,341, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ve.la\.
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 33525, this pair ranks #290,059 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réveil vs révéla
Shared letters: lrvé. Private to "réveil": ei. Private to "révéla": a.
"réveil" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "révéla" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réveil" and "révéla" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "réveil" vs "révéla" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réveil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révéla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,059 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réveil" and "révéla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveilla vs révéla". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #290,059 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.