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

#44,712
“réveilla” frequency rank
#31,721
“réveillant” frequency rank
76433
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réveilla réveillant
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de réveiller. Participe présent de réveiller.

Where the eye mixes réveilla and réveillant

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. réveilla runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against réveillant's 10 (CVCVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
réveilla
10 ch
réveillant

Visual trap between réveilla and réveillant

A purely visual mix-up. réveilla (\ʁe.vɛ.ja\) and réveillant (\ʁe.vɛ.jɑ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “réveilla” sits inside “réveillant”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réveilla is recorded at frequency rank #44,712, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɛ.ja\. réveillant is at rank #31,721, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɛ.jɑ̃\.

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 76433, this pair ranks #31,168 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réveilla vs réveillant

Shared letters: aeilrvé. Private to "réveilla": -. Private to "réveillant": nt.

"réveilla" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "réveillant" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réveilla" and "réveillant" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.vɛ.ja\ versus \ʁe.vɛ.jɑ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "réveilla" vs "réveillant" - which ranks higher?
"réveillant" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,721 in our French list, against #44,712 for "réveilla". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "réveilla" and "réveillant" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réveilla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réveillant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #31,168 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réveilla" and "réveillant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveilla vs réveillait". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #31,168 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list