réveillavsrévélaWhat's the difference?

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.

8 ch
réveilla
6 ch
révéla

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?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.vɛ.ja\ versus \ʁe.ve.la\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "réveilla" or "révéla"?
"révéla" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,341 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

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list