Which to use
“réveiller” and “réveillés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,801
- “réveiller” frequency rank
- #28,733
- “réveillés” frequency rank
- 33534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réveiller | réveillés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tirer du sommeil. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de réveiller. |
Where the eye mixes réveiller and réveillés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. réveiller and réveillés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses réveiller with réveillés
A purely visual mix-up. réveiller (\ʁe.ve.je\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33534, 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\. 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 33534, this pair ranks #289,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réveiller vs réveillés
Shared letters: eilrvé. Private to "réveiller": -. Private to "réveillés": s.
"réveiller" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "réveillés" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réveiller" and "réveillés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "réveiller" or "réveillés"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réveiller" 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 #289,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réveiller" and "réveillés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveilla vs réveillés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #289,988 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.