réveillentvsréveillésConfusable pair

Which to use

“réveillent” and “réveillés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,018
“réveillent” frequency rank
#28,733
“réveillés” frequency rank
51751
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réveillent réveillés
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réveiller. Participe passé masculin pluriel de réveiller.

Where the eye mixes réveillent and réveillés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. réveillent runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVCC) against réveillés's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
réveillent
9 ch
réveillés

Look-alike desk: réveillent vs réveillés

A purely visual mix-up. réveillent (\ʁe.vɛj\) and réveillés (\ʁe.vɛ.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 51751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réveillent is recorded at frequency rank #23,018, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɛj\. 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 51751, this pair ranks #152,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réveillent vs réveillés

Shared letters: eilrvé. Private to "réveillent": nt. Private to "réveillés": s.

"réveillent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC  ·  "réveillés" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réveillent" and "réveillés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.vɛj\ versus \ʁe.vɛ.je\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "réveillent" vs "réveillés" - which ranks higher?
"réveillent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,018 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réveillent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réveillés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #152,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réveillent" and "réveillés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveilla vs réveillés". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #152,741 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list