Which to use
“révéla” and “révélait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,341
- “révéla” frequency rank
- #25,804
- “révélait” frequency rank
- 54145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révéla | révélait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de révéler. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de révéler. |
Where the eye mixes révéla and révélait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. révéla runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against révélait's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses révéla with révélait
A purely visual mix-up. révéla (\ʁe.ve.la\) and révélait (\ʁe.ve.lɛ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “révéla” sits inside “révélait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
révéla is recorded at frequency rank #28,341, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ve.la\. révélait is at rank #25,804, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ve.lɛ\.
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 54145, this pair ranks #135,966 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of révéla vs révélait
Shared letters: alrvé. Private to "révéla": -. Private to "révélait": it.
"révéla" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "révélait" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "révéla" for "révélait" ever safe?
Frequency check: "révéla" vs "révélait" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "révéla" and "révélait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "révéla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révélait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,966 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révéla" and "révélait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejetait vs révélait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #135,966 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.