Which to use
“réveillent” is a verb and “réveillon” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,018
- “réveillent” frequency rank
- #18,056
- “réveillon” frequency rank
- 41074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réveillent | réveillon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de 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 réveillent and réveillon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. réveillent runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVCC) against réveillon's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses réveillent with réveillon
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réveillent is \ʁe.vɛj\ 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 41074, 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\. 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 41074, this pair ranks #235,710 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réveillent vs réveillon
Shared letters: eilnrvé. Private to "réveillent": t. Private to "réveillon": o.
"réveillent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC · "réveillon" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réveillent" for "réveillon" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "réveillent" or "réveillon" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "réveillent" and "réveillon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réveillent" 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 #235,710 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réveillent" and "réveillon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveillait vs réveillent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #235,710 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.