réveillévsréveilléeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: réveillé is a verb, réveillée is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set réveillé and réveillée apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
réveillé
9 ch
réveillée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

réveillé#6,551
réveillée#11,130

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réveillé" and "réveillée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réveillé" is a verb and "réveillée" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "réveillé" or "réveillée"?
"réveillé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,551 in our French list, against #11,130 for "réveillée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering réveillé vs réveillée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “réveillé”; for a noun, it's “réveillée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “réveillé” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list