Which to use
“réveillait” and “révélait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,028
- “réveillait” frequency rank
- #25,804
- “révélait” frequency rank
- 72832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réveillait | révélait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de réveiller. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de révéler. |
Where the eye mixes réveillait and révélait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. réveillait runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVVC) against révélait's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses réveillait with révélait
A purely visual mix-up. réveillait (\ʁe.vɛ.jɛ\) and révélait (\ʁe.ve.lɛ\) 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 72832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réveillait is recorded at frequency rank #47,028, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɛ.jɛ\. révélait is at rank #25,804, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ve.lɛ\.
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 72832, this pair ranks #42,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réveillait vs révélait
Shared letters: ailrtvé. Private to "réveillait": e. Private to "révélait": -.
"réveillait" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVVC · "révélait" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réveillait" and "révélait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "réveillait" or "révélait" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réveillait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révélait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réveillait" and "révélait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveilla vs réveillait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #42,606 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.