Which to use
“réveillé” and “réveillent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,551
- “réveillé” frequency rank
- #23,018
- “réveillent” frequency rank
- 29569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réveillé | réveillent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe réveiller. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réveiller. |
Where the eye mixes réveillé and réveillent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. réveillé runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against réveillent's 10 (CVCVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between réveillé and réveillent
A purely visual mix-up. réveillé (\ʁe.vɛ.je\) and réveillent (\ʁe.vɛj\) 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 29569, 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\. réveillent is at rank #23,018, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɛj\.
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 29569, this pair ranks #315,841 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réveillé vs réveillent
Shared letters: eilrvé. Private to "réveillé": -. Private to "réveillent": nt.
"réveillé" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "réveillent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réveillé" and "réveillent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "réveillé" or "réveillent" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réveillé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réveillent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,841 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réveillé" and "réveillent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveillait vs réveillent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #315,841 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.