Which to use
“réveillés” is a verb and “réveils” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,733
- “réveillés” frequency rank
- #38,528
- “réveils” frequency rank
- 67261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réveillés | réveils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de réveiller. | Pluriel de réveil. |
Where the eye mixes réveillés and réveils
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. réveillés runs 9 letters (CVCVVCCVC) against réveils's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses réveillés with réveils
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réveillés is \ʁe.vɛ.je\ while réveils is \ʁe.vɛj\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réveillés is recorded at frequency rank #28,733, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɛ.je\. réveils is at rank #38,528, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.vɛj\.
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 67261, this pair ranks #64,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réveillés vs réveils
Shared letters: eilrsvé. Private to "réveillés": -. Private to "réveils": -.
"réveillés" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "réveils" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réveillés" and "réveils" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "réveillés" or "réveils"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "réveillés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réveils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réveillés" and "réveils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveils vs revêtus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #64,178 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.