sauter

\so.te\

/\so.te\/ verb

The verdict

“sauter” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,800 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#3,800
frequency rank, French
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - S’élancer en l’air, soit pour retomber au même endroit, soit pour franchir un espace.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

sauter vs suer
67% similar
sauter vs super
67% similar
sauter vs sauvé
50% similar

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

Key facts for sauter
PropertyValue
Headwordsauter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\so.te\
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,800
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sauter” 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). sauter 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 sauter is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \so.te\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,800 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 21 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sauter, with forms such as "asuter", "satuer", and "sauetr". 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, "suer", "super", "sauvé", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is sauter, spelled S-A-U-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’élancer en l’air, soit pour retomber au même endroit, soit pour franchir un espace.
  2. 2
    Faire tomber, en jouant, hors de la table du billard, en passant par-dessus les bandes.
  3. 3
    Rétablir avec dextérité un jeu de cartes dans l’état où il était avant qu’on l’eût coupé.
  4. 4
    Cuire à feu vif en agitant de temps en temps la casserole.
  5. 5
    Exploser, se détruire d'un coup, voler en éclats.
  6. 6
    Faire faillite.
  7. 7
    Perdre son emploi ou sa place.
  8. 8
    Être supprimé.
  9. 9
    S’élancer avec vivacité sur quelqu’un, sur quelque chose.
  10. 10
    Parvenir d’une place inférieure à une place plus élevée, sans passer par les degrés intermédiaires.
  11. 11
    Passer subitement, rapidement d’une chose à une autre qui est différente, qui n’a point de liaison avec elle.
  12. 12
    Passer d’un chapitre, d’une phrase, d’un paragraphe à un autre, dans un texte sans s’arrêter à ce qui est entre les deux.
  13. 13
    Changer brusquement de direction.
  14. 14
    Franchir en s’élançant en l’air.
  15. 15
    Omettre, passer quelque chose en récitant, en lisant, en transcrivant, etc.
  16. 16
    Saillir, couvrir une jument.
  17. 17
    Posséder sexuellement.
  18. 18
    Arrêter.
  19. 19
    Avoir faim (expression "la sauter").
  20. 20
    Dépasser un véhicule, le doubler à vive allure, en déboitant au dernier moment.
  21. 21
    Passer une ville en la contournant.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asuter,satuer,sauetr,sauterr,sautre,sautter,ssauter,suater

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asuter2satuer2sauetr2sauterr1sautre2sautter1ssauter1suater2
Edit distance from "sauter"

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 "sauter"?
"sauter" is spelled S-A-U-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \so.te\.
What does "sauter" mean?
As a verb, "sauter" means: S’élancer en l’air, soit pour retomber au même endroit, soit pour franchir un espace.
What words are commonly confused with "sauter"?
"sauter" is commonly confused with "suer", "super", "sauvé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sauter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sauter" is \so.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sauter" come from?
"sauter" 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 “sauter”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-U-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \so.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “suer” - see the side-by-side comparison. sauter vs suer
  • 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