Which to use
“réveiller” and “réveillez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,801
- “réveiller” frequency rank
- #18,055
- “réveillez” frequency rank
- 22856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réveiller | réveillez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tirer du sommeil. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réveiller. |
Where the eye mixes réveiller and réveillez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. réveiller and réveillez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: réveiller vs réveillez
A purely visual mix-up. réveiller (\ʁe.ve.je\) 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 a single letter - r in “réveiller” becomes z in “réveillez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22856, 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\. 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 22856, this pair ranks #355,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réveiller vs réveillez
Shared letters: eilrvé. Private to "réveiller": -. Private to "réveillez": z.
"réveiller" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "réveillez" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réveiller" for "réveillez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "réveiller" vs "réveillez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "réveiller" and "réveillez" 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 "réveillez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réveiller" and "réveillez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveilla vs réveillez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #355,765 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.