saut

\so\

/\so\/ noun

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The verdict

“saut” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,187. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,187
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de sauter, bond, mouvement brusque par lequel on s’élance en l’air.

Corpus desk

Index FR-saut · saut · French

saut · rank #5,187 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,187
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH saura

Nearest frequency peer: saura (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « saut »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « saut » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

saut vs st
50% similar
saut vs su
50% similar
saut vs sur
50% similar

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

Key facts for saut
PropertyValue
Headwordsaut
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\so\
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,187
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « saut »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).sautse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « saura » (#5,186), « septième » (#5,188), « shirt » (#5,189). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « saut » est au #5,187. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around saut (IPA \so\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,187 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for saut, with forms such as "asut", "satu", and "sautt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "st", "su", "sur", 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is saut, spelled S-A-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de sauter, bond, mouvement brusque par lequel on s’élance en l’air.
  2. 2
    Discipline sportive.
  3. 3
    Se rendre d’un lieu à un autre avec une extrême promptitude.
  4. 4
    Chute d’eau qui se rencontre dans le courant d’une rivière.
  5. 5
    Interruption dans la marche continue et graduelle des phénomènes.
  6. 6
    Saillie.
  7. 7
    Voyage supraluminique non observable dans l’espace ordinaire.
  8. 8
    Passage du flux d'un routeur à l'autre.
  9. 9
    Passage rapide d'un état à un autre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how saut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sur le trottoir, l’un des hommes fit un saut fort comique, un saut de terreur sans doute, au moment où la bombe tomba devant lui.
  2. Il venait d'un saut voir comment nous allions et il repartait en refusant de nous serrer la main.

Synonyms

bondbrèche

This word in other languages

jump(English)salto(Español)Sprung(Deutsch)salto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asut
  • satu
  • sautt
  • ssaut
  • suat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of saut - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

asut2satu2sautt1ssaut1suat2
Edit distance from "saut"

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 "saut"?
"saut" is spelled S-A-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is \so\.
What does "saut" mean?
As a noun, "saut" means: Action de sauter, bond, mouvement brusque par lequel on s’élance en l’air.
What words are commonly confused with "saut"?
"saut" is commonly confused with "st", "su", "sur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "saut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "saut" is \so\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "saut" come from?
"saut" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "saut", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

this#5,196miel#5,153lord#5,151from#5,135

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

amies5 variantslife5 variantsyour5 variantsroux5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list