Which to use
“réveillé” is a verb and “réveillon” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,551
- “réveillé” frequency rank
- #18,056
- “réveillon” frequency rank
- 24607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réveillé | réveillon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe réveiller. | Repas qui se fait en famille ou entre amis, vers le milieu de la nuit, particulièrement la nuit de Noël et la nuit précédant le jour de l’an. |
Where the eye mixes réveillé and réveillon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. réveillé runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against réveillon's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: réveillé vs réveillon
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réveillé is \ʁe.vɛ.je\ while réveillon is \ʁe.vɛ.jɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24607, 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\. réveillon is at rank #18,056, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.vɛ.jɔ̃\.
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 24607, this pair ranks #345,647 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réveillé vs réveillon
Shared letters: eilrvé. Private to "réveillé": -. Private to "réveillon": no.
"réveillé" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "réveillon" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réveillé" for "réveillon" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réveillé" or "réveillon"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "réveillé" and "réveillon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réveillé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réveillon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,647 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réveillé" and "réveillon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveilla vs réveillon". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #345,647 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.