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

#41,519
“réveillera” frequency rank
#28,733
“réveillés” frequency rank
70252
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réveillera réveillés
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de réveiller. Participe passé masculin pluriel de réveiller.

Where the eye mixes réveillera and réveillés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. réveillera runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVCV) against réveillés's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
réveillera
9 ch
réveillés

Why the eye confuses réveillera with réveillés

A purely visual mix-up. réveillera (\ʁe.vɛ.jə.ʁa\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réveillera is recorded at frequency rank #41,519, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɛ.jə.ʁa\. 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 70252, this pair ranks #52,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réveillera vs réveillés

Shared letters: eilrvé. Private to "réveillera": a. Private to "réveillés": s.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "réveillera" for "réveillés" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.vɛ.jə.ʁa\ versus \ʁe.vɛ.je\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "réveillera" or "réveillés" show up more?
"réveillés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,733 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.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "réveillera" 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 #52,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réveillera" and "réveillés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveilla vs réveillera". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #52,065 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