réveilléevsréveillésWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#11,130
“réveillée” frequency rank
#28,733
“réveillés” frequency rank
39863
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réveillée réveillés
Definition Équipe de production affectée à un four, dans une verrerie. Participe passé masculin pluriel de réveiller.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
réveillée
9 ch
réveillés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: réveillée and réveillés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.vɛ.je\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “réveillée” becomes s in “réveillés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39863, 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\. réveillés is at rank #28,733, 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 39863, this pair ranks #244,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réveillée vs réveillés

Shared letters: eilrvé. Private to "réveillée": -. Private to "réveillés": s.

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

Frequency comparison

réveillée#11,130
réveillés#28,733

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réveillée" and "réveillés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réveillée" is a noun and "réveillés" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "réveillée" or "réveillés"?
"réveillée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,130 in our French list, against #28,733 for "réveillés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering réveillée vs réveillés

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 “réveillés”.
  • 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