sabot

\sa.bo\

/\sa.bo\/ noun

The verdict

“sabot” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #27,614 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#27,614
frequency rank, French
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chaussure de bois faite toute d’une pièce et creusée de manière à contenir le pied.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sabot vs sat
60% similar
sabot vs são
40% similar
sabot vs sot
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sabot
PropertyValue
Headwordsabot
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sa.bo\
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,614
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sabot” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sabot lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for sabot is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sa.bo\. Corpus data places it at rank #27,614 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 24 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for sabot, with forms such as "asbot", "sabbot", and "sabott". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sat", "são", "sot", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is sabot, spelled S-A-B-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chaussure de bois faite toute d’une pièce et creusée de manière à contenir le pied.
  2. 2
    Chaussure de bois faite toute d’une pièce et creusée de manière à contenir le pied.
  3. 3
    Chaussure de bois faite toute d’une pièce et creusée de manière à contenir le pied.
  4. 4
    Corne du pied du cheval et de plusieurs autres animaux.
  5. 5
    Ornement, ordinairement de métal, qui se trouve au bas des pieds d’un bureau, d’une commode, etc.
  6. 6
    Toute garniture de métal ou de bois qui entoure l’extrémité inférieure d’une pièce de charpente, d’un poteau, etc.
  7. 7
    Connecteur métallique utilisé pour raccorder des éléments de charpente. On le nomme aussi étrier.
  8. 8
    Garniture de dentelle ou de tulle au bas d'une manche courte. Manche ainsi ornée.
  9. 9
    Baignoire faite en forme de sabot pour permettre de s'y asseoir.
  10. 10
    Semelle en acier, coin de métal ou de bois que l’on met sous l’une des roues d’une voiture, pour l’empêcher de tourner. (voir aussi : sabot de Denver.)
  11. 11
    Morceau de fonte posé sur un rail pour freiner un wagon.
  12. 12
    Sorte de toupie que les enfants font tourner en la fouettant avec une lanière.
  13. 13
    Genre de mollusques à coquille univalve, épaisse et dure.
  14. 14
    Violon rudimentaire creusé dans un morceau de bois.
  15. 15
    Mauvais instrument de musique ou de toute sorte de mauvais outil.
  16. 16
    Se dit familièrement d’un navire qui tient mal la mer.
  17. 17
    Accessoire de tondeuse à cheveux, définissant la longueur de la coupe.
  18. 18
    Grosse automobile.
  19. 19
    Cage ou caisse, parfois roulante, servant à la capture, la contention et le transport d'animaux.
  20. 20
    Nichoir à oiseaux.
  21. 21
    Meuble représentant les chaussures de bois du même nom dans les armoiries. Il est représenté de profil, la pointe à dextre, le talon à senestre. À rapprocher de chaussure, houseau, jambière, poulaine et soulier.
  22. 22
    Meuble représentant les chaussures de bois du même nom dans les armoiries. Il est représenté de profil, la pointe à dextre, le talon à senestre. À rapprocher de chaussure, houseau, jambière, poulaine et soulier.
  23. 23
    Récipient recevant les lettres usées rejetées par les typographes et pouvant être recyclées.
  24. 24
    Pied ou chaussure d’un être humain.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asbot,sabbot,sabott,sabto,saobt,sbaot,ssabot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sabot - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

asbot2sabbot1sabott1sabto2saobt2sbaot2ssabot1
Edit distance from "sabot"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sabot"?
"sabot" is spelled S-A-B-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is \sa.bo\.
What does "sabot" mean?
As a noun, "sabot" means: Chaussure de bois faite toute d’une pièce et creusée de manière à contenir le pied.
What words are commonly confused with "sabot"?
"sabot" is commonly confused with "sat", "são", "sot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sabot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sabot" is \sa.bo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sabot" come from?
"sabot" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “sabot”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-B-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sa.bo\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “sat” - see the side-by-side comparison. sabot vs sat
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list