Which to use
“réveillé” and “réveiller” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,551
- “réveillé” frequency rank
- #4,801
- “réveiller” frequency rank
- 11352
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réveillé | réveiller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe réveiller. | Tirer du sommeil. |
Where the eye mixes réveillé and réveiller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. réveillé runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against réveiller's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between réveillé and réveiller
A purely visual mix-up. réveillé (\ʁe.vɛ.je\) and réveiller (\ʁe.ve.je\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11352, 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\. réveiller is at rank #4,801, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ve.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 11352, this pair ranks #409,484 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réveillé vs réveiller
Shared letters: eilrvé. Private to "réveillé": -. Private to "réveiller": -.
"réveillé" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "réveiller" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réveillé" for "réveiller" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "réveillé" or "réveiller" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "réveillé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réveiller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #409,484 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réveillé" and "réveiller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveilla vs réveillé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #409,484 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.