Which to use
“réveilla” is a verb and “réveillon” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,712
- “réveilla” frequency rank
- #18,056
- “réveillon” frequency rank
- 62768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réveilla | réveillon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de réveiller. | Repas qui se fait en famille ou entre amis, vers le milieu de la nuit, particulièrement la nuit de Noël et la nuit précédant le jour de l’an. |
Where the eye mixes réveilla and réveillon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. réveilla runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against réveillon's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: réveilla vs réveillon
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réveilla is \ʁe.vɛ.ja\ while réveillon is \ʁe.vɛ.jɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62768, 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\. réveillon is at rank #18,056, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.vɛ.jɔ̃\.
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 62768, this pair ranks #85,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réveilla vs réveillon
Shared letters: eilrvé. Private to "réveilla": a. Private to "réveillon": no.
"réveilla" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "réveillon" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réveilla" and "réveillon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "réveilla" or "réveillon" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "réveilla" and "réveillon" 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 "réveillon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réveilla" and "réveillon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveilla vs réveillait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #85,400 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.