sauver

\so.ve\

/\so.ve\/ verb

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The verdict

“sauver” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,835. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,835
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Garantir ; préserver ; tirer du péril ; mettre en sûreté.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sauver · sauver · French

sauver · rank #1,835 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,835
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH revanche

Nearest frequency peer: revanche (-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 « sauver »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « sauver » 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).

sauver vs save
67% similar
sauver vs suer
67% similar
sauver vs super
67% similar

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

Key facts for sauver
PropertyValue
Headwordsauver
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\so.ve\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,835
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « sauver »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).sauverse 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 « revanche » (#1,834), « savais » (#1,836), « scolaire » (#1,837). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sauver » est au #1,835. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around sauver (IPA \so.ve\), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,835 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sauver, with forms such as "asuver", "sauevr", and "sauverr". 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, "save", "suer", "super", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sauver, spelled S-A-U-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Garantir ; préserver ; tirer du péril ; mettre en sûreté.
  2. 2
    Soustraire aux peines de la vie future ; donner, assurer le salut éternel à.
  3. 3
    Épargner une chose à quelqu’un, l’en exempter.
  4. 4
    …
  5. 5
    Excuser ; justifier.
  6. 6
    Sauvegarder ; enregistrer.
  7. 7
    S’échapper.
  8. 8
    Se dérober d’un péril, d’un danger, etc., par la fuite ou autrement.
  9. 9
    Et par ellipse,
  10. 10
    Aller dans un lieu pour y chercher un asile, s’y réfugier.
  11. 11
    Se retirer promptement.
  12. 12
    Se dédommager.
  13. 13
    Faire son salut éternel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Et si le monde contemporain ne renferme pas des racines pour une nouvelle morale, que deviendra-t-il ? Les gémissements d'une bourgeoisie pleurnicharde ne le sauveront pas, s’il a vraiment perdu ses mœurs pour toujours.
  2. Mais le seul nom qui ait été sauvé de l’oubli, dans la poésie profane, est celui de ce médiocre rimeur de Mathieu-le-Juif, d’Arras, qui vivait au XIIIe siècle […].

This word in other languages

save(English)salvar(Español)erretten(Deutsch)salvar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asuver
  • sauevr
  • sauverr
  • sauvre
  • sauvver
  • savuer
  • ssauver
  • suaver

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sauver - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

asuver2sauevr2sauverr1sauvre2sauvver1savuer2ssauver1suaver2
Edit distance from "sauver"

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 "sauver"?
"sauver" is spelled S-A-U-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \so.ve\.
What does "sauver" mean?
As a verb, "sauver" means: Garantir ; préserver ; tirer du péril ; mettre en sûreté.
What words are commonly confused with "sauver"?
"sauver" is commonly confused with "save", "suer", "super". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sauver"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sauver" is \so.ve\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sauver" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

savais#1,836totale#1,839obtenu#1,828métier#1,826

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

pensé8 variantschefs8 variantsferait8 variantsfoutre8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list