sauterelles

\sot.ʁɛl\

/\sot.ʁɛl\/ noun

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The verdict

“sauterelles” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,718. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,718
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de sauterelle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sauterelles · sauterelles · French

sauterelles · rank #35,718 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #35,718
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sauriez

Nearest frequency peer: sauriez (-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 « sauterelles »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « sauterelles » 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).

sauterelles vs sauterelle
91% similar

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

Key facts for sauterelles
PropertyValue
Headwordsauterelles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sot.ʁɛl\
Letters11
Frequency rank#35,718
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « sauterelles »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « sauriez » (#35,717), « saules » (#35,716), « saufs » (#35,715). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sauterelles » est au #35,718. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around sauterelles (IPA \sot.ʁɛl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,718 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de sauterelle.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for sauterelles, with forms such as "asuterelles", "satuerelles", and "sauetrelles". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "sauterelle", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is sauterelles, spelled S-A-U-T-E-R-E-L-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de sauterelle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les sauterelles d’autrefois, comme des éclaboussures, jaillissaient en rond sous mes pas.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asuterelles
  • satuerelles
  • sauetrelles
  • sauteerlles
  • sauterelels
  • sautereles
  • sauterelless
  • sauterellse
  • sauterleles
  • sauterrelles
  • sautreelles
  • sautterelles
  • ssauterelles
  • suaterelles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asuterelles2satuerelles2sauetrelles2sauteerlles2sauterelels2sautereles1sauterelless1sauterellse2
Edit distance from "sauterelles"

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 "sauterelles"?
"sauterelles" is spelled S-A-U-T-E-R-E-L-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sot.ʁɛl\.
What does "sauterelles" mean?
As a noun, "sauterelles" means: Pluriel de sauterelle.
What words are commonly confused with "sauterelles"?
"sauterelles" is commonly confused with "sauterelle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sauterelles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sauterelles" is \sot.ʁɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sauterelles" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

secouristes#35,722systémiques#35,747translucide#35,757raréfaction#35,671

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

récurrence14 variantsSpartacus14 variantsrenonçant14 variantsremarqués14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list