Which to use
“réveiller” is a verb and “réveillon” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,801
- “réveiller” frequency rank
- #18,056
- “réveillon” frequency rank
- 22857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réveiller | réveillon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tirer du sommeil. | 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 réveiller and réveillon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. réveiller and réveillon 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 réveillon
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réveiller is \ʁe.ve.je\ while réveillon is \ʁe.vɛ.jɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22857, 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\. 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 22857, this pair ranks #355,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réveiller vs réveillon
Shared letters: eilrvé. Private to "réveiller": -. Private to "réveillon": no.
"réveiller" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "réveillon" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réveiller" and "réveillon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "réveiller" vs "réveillon" - which ranks higher?
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 "réveillon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réveiller" and "réveillon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveilla vs réveillon". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #355,758 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.