Which to use
“réveilla” and “révéla” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,712
- “réveilla” frequency rank
- #28,341
- “révéla” frequency rank
- 73053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réveilla | révéla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de réveiller. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de révéler. |
Where the eye mixes réveilla and révéla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réveilla runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against révéla's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: réveilla vs révéla
A purely visual mix-up. réveilla (\ʁe.vɛ.ja\) and révéla (\ʁe.ve.la\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73053, 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\. 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 73053, this pair ranks #41,788 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réveilla vs révéla
Shared letters: alrvé. Private to "réveilla": ei. Private to "révéla": -.
"réveilla" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "révéla" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réveilla" and "révéla" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "réveilla" or "révéla"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "réveilla" 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 #41,788 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réveilla" and "révéla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveilla vs réveillait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #41,788 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.