réveilléevsréveillerWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

“réveillée” is a noun and “réveiller” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,130
“réveillée” frequency rank
#4,801
“réveiller” frequency rank
15931
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réveillée réveiller
Definition Équipe de production affectée à un four, dans une verrerie. Tirer du sommeil.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
réveillée
9 ch
réveiller

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réveillée is \ʁe.vɛ.je\ while réveiller is \ʁe.ve.je\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réveillée is recorded at frequency rank #11,130, classified as anoun, 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 15931, this pair ranks #390,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of réveillée vs réveiller

Shared letters: eilrvé. Private to "réveillée": -. Private to "réveiller": -.

"réveillée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVV  ·  "réveiller" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Frequency comparison

réveillée#11,130
réveiller#4,801

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réveillée" and "réveiller" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réveillée" is a noun and "réveiller" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "réveillée" or "réveiller"?
"réveiller" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,801 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 réveillée vs réveiller

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list