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

#4,801
“réveiller” frequency rank
#41,519
“réveillera” frequency rank
46320
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réveiller réveillera
Definition Tirer du sommeil. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de réveiller.

Where the eye mixes réveiller and réveillera

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

9 ch
réveiller
10 ch
réveillera

Why the eye confuses réveiller with réveillera

A purely visual mix-up. réveiller (\ʁe.ve.je\) and réveillera (\ʁe.vɛ.jə.ʁa\) 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 extra letter(s) - “réveiller” sits inside “réveillera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réveiller is recorded at frequency rank #4,801, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ve.je\. réveillera is at rank #41,519, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɛ.jə.ʁa\.

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 46320, this pair ranks #195,894 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réveiller vs réveillera

Shared letters: eilrvé. Private to "réveiller": -. Private to "réveillera": a.

"réveiller" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC  ·  "réveillera" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "réveiller" and "réveillera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.ve.je\ versus \ʁe.vɛ.jə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "réveiller" or "réveillera"?
"réveiller" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,801 in our French list, against #41,519 for "réveillera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "réveiller" and "réveillera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réveiller" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réveillera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #195,894 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réveiller" and "réveillera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveilla vs réveillera". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #195,894 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