Which to use
“réveiller” and “révéler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,801
- “réveiller” frequency rank
- #6,027
- “révéler” frequency rank
- 10828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réveiller | révéler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tirer du sommeil. | Découvrir, déclarer, faire savoir une chose qui était inconnue et secrète. |
Where the eye mixes réveiller and révéler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. réveiller runs 9 letters (CVCVVCCVC) against révéler's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between réveiller and révéler
A purely visual mix-up. réveiller (\ʁe.ve.je\) and révéler (\ʁe.ve.le\) 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 10828, 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\. révéler is at rank #6,027, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ve.le\.
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 10828, this pair ranks #411,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réveiller vs révéler
Shared letters: elrvé. Private to "réveiller": i. Private to "révéler": -.
"réveiller" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "révéler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réveiller" and "révéler" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "réveiller" or "révéler"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "réveiller" and "révéler" 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 "révéler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #411,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réveiller" and "révéler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ravaler vs révéler". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #411,528 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.