savate
/səˈvɑːt/
"savate" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“savate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a form of French martial art that involves combinations of punching and kicking moves
Corpus desk
Index EN-savate · savate · English
savate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | savate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /səˈvɑːt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “savate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
savate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /səˈvɑːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "a form of French martial art that involves combinations of punching and kicking moves".
No misspelling variants are generated for savate in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French savate. The correct English form is savate, spelled S-A-V-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1a form of French martial art that involves combinations of punching and kicking moves
Etymology
Borrowed from French savate.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.