Which to use
“réveils” is a noun and “révélés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,528
- “réveils” frequency rank
- #20,562
- “révélés” frequency rank
- 59090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réveils | révélés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de réveil. | Masculin pluriel de révélé. |
Where the eye mixes réveils and révélés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réveils (CVCVVCC) and révélés (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between réveils and révélés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réveils is \ʁe.vɛj\ while révélés is \ʁe.ve.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réveils is recorded at frequency rank #38,528, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.vɛj\. révélés is at rank #20,562, tagged as anadj, 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 59090, this pair ranks #105,124 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réveils vs révélés
Shared letters: lrsvé. Private to "réveils": ei. Private to "révélés": -.
"réveils" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "révélés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réveils" and "révélés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "réveils" or "révélés" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "réveils" and "révélés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réveils" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révélés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,124 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réveils" and "révélés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réveils vs revêtus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #105,124 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.