# sault

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɔːlt/ · frequency rank #44,472

## Definitions
1. Assault.

## Etymology
Aphetic form of assault.

## Easily confused with
- **Sul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sault-vs-sul)
- **soul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sault-vs-soul)
- **shut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sault-vs-shut)
- **suit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sault-vs-suit)
- **slut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sault-vs-slut)
- **silt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sault-vs-silt)
- **smut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sault-vs-smut)
- **Sulu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sault-vs-sulu)
- **souls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sault-vs-souls)
- **skull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sault-vs-skull)
- **stunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sault-vs-stunt)
- **squat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sault-vs-squat)
- **shalt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sault-vs-shalt)
- **sauna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sault-vs-sauna)
- **spelt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sault-vs-spelt)
- **smelt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sault-vs-smelt)
- **spilt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sault-vs-spilt)
- **spurt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sault-vs-spurt)
- **shunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sault-vs-shunt)
- **sturt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sault-vs-sturt)

## Common misspellings (7)
`asult`, `salut`, `saullt`, `saultt`, `sautl`, `ssault`, `sualt`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sault