Which to use
“réveillé” and “réveillez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,551
- “réveillé” frequency rank
- #18,055
- “réveillez” frequency rank
- 24606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réveillé | réveillez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe réveiller. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réveiller. |
Same sound, different letters: réveillé vs réveillez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. réveillé runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against réveillez's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - réveillé / réveillez
This is the hard kind. réveillé and réveillez are pronounced identically (\ʁe.vɛ.je\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24606, 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\. réveillez is at rank #18,055, tagged as averb, 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 24606, this pair ranks #345,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réveillé vs réveillez
Shared letters: eilrvé. Private to "réveillé": -. Private to "réveillez": z.
"réveillé" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "réveillez" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réveillé" and "réveillez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "réveillé" vs "réveillez" - which ranks higher?
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 "réveillez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réveillé" and "réveillez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveilla vs réveillez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #345,653 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.