Which to use
“réveillé” is a verb and “réveillée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,551
- “réveillé” frequency rank
- #11,130
- “réveillée” frequency rank
- 17681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réveillé | réveillée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe réveiller. | Équipe de production affectée à un four, dans une verrerie. |
Same sound, different letters: réveillé vs réveillée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. réveillé runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against réveillée's 9 (CVCVVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - réveillé / réveillée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: réveillé and réveillée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.vɛ.je\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “réveillé” sits inside “réveillée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réveillé is recorded at frequency rank #6,551, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɛ.je\. réveillée is at rank #11,130, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.vɛ.je\.
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 17681, this pair ranks #381,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réveillé vs réveillée
Shared letters: eilrvé. Private to "réveillé": -. Private to "réveillée": -.
"réveillé" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "réveillée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "réveillé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réveillée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #381,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réveillé" and "réveillée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveilla vs réveillée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #381,997 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.