Which to use
“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.
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?
Frequency check: "réveilla" vs "réveillant" - which ranks higher?
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.