saute-mouton
\sot.mu.tɔ̃\
The verdict
“saute-mouton” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jeu où l’on saute par-dessus le corps courbé d’un camarade, en prenant appui des mains sur ses épaules, sur son dos.
Corpus desk
Index FR-saute-mouton · saute-mouton · French
saute-mouton · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | saute-mouton |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sot.mu.tɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
saute-mouton is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sot.mu.tɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for saute-mouton, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is saute-mouton, spelled S-A-U-T-E---M-O-U-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1Jeu où l’on saute par-dessus le corps courbé d’un camarade, en prenant appui des mains sur ses épaules, sur son dos.
- 2Fait de franchir successivement plusieurs obstacles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how saute-mouton appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je respecte plus le bon Dieu que ces vermines d’enfant, que j’ai surpris encore, l’autre jour, jouant à saute-mouton derrière l’autel.
J’entends nos cris « A fiot ! A fiot ! » ce qui voulait dire : Qui vient jouer à saute-mouton ?
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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.