Which to use
“réveillent” and “révèlent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,018
- “réveillent” frequency rank
- #8,921
- “révèlent” frequency rank
- 31939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réveillent | révèlent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réveiller. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de révéler. |
Where the eye mixes réveillent and révèlent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. réveillent runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVCC) against révèlent's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses réveillent with révèlent
A purely visual mix-up. réveillent (\ʁe.vɛj\) and révèlent (\ʁe.vɛl\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31939, 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\. révèlent is at rank #8,921, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɛl\.
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 31939, this pair ranks #300,613 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réveillent vs révèlent
Shared letters: elnrtvé. Private to "réveillent": i. Private to "révèlent": è.
"réveillent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC · "révèlent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réveillent" and "révèlent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "réveillent" vs "révèlent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "réveillent" and "révèlent" 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 "révèlent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,613 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réveillent" and "révèlent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveillait vs réveillent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #300,613 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.