Which to use
“réveillent” and “réveillez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,018
- “réveillent” frequency rank
- #18,055
- “réveillez” frequency rank
- 41073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réveillent | réveillez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réveiller. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réveiller. |
Where the eye mixes réveillent and réveillez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. réveillent runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVCC) against réveillez's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between réveillent and réveillez
A purely visual mix-up. réveillent (\ʁe.vɛj\) and réveillez (\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 41073, 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\. 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 41073, this pair ranks #235,716 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réveillent vs réveillez
Shared letters: eilrvé. Private to "réveillent": nt. Private to "réveillez": z.
"réveillent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC · "réveillez" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réveillent" for "réveillez" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "réveillent" or "réveillez" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "réveillent" 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 #235,716 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réveillent" and "réveillez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveillait vs réveillent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #235,716 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.