savantes

\sa.vɑ̃t\

/\sa.vɑ̃t\/ adj

The verdict

“savantes” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,414. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,414
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de l’adjectif savant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-savantes · savantes · French

savantes · rank #22,414 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,414
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH satin

Nearest frequency peer: satin (-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 « savantes »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « savantes » 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).

savantes vs savants
88% similar
savantes vs suivantes
78% similar
savantes vs servantes
78% similar

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

Key facts for savantes
PropertyValue
Headwordsavantes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sa.vɑ̃t\
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,414
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « savantes »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).savantesse 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 « satin » (#22,413), « selfies » (#22,415), « sapins » (#22,412). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « savantes » est au #22,414. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around savantes (IPA \sa.vɑ̃t\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,414 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin pluriel de l’adjectif savant.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for savantes, with forms such as "asvantes", "saavntes", and "savanets". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "savants", "suivantes", "servantes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is savantes, spelled S-A-V-A-N-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de l’adjectif savant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Pour défétichiser les traditions savantes et redonner vigueur au projet dont elles se réclament, il est ainsi indispensable de rappeler le caractère expérimental, essentiellement provisoire, de la science.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asvantes
  • saavntes
  • savanets
  • savanntes
  • savantess
  • savantse
  • savanttes
  • savatnes
  • savnates
  • savvantes
  • ssavantes
  • svaantes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asvantes2saavntes2savanets2savanntes1savantess1savantse2savanttes1savatnes2
Edit distance from "savantes"

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 "savantes"?
"savantes" is spelled S-A-V-A-N-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sa.vɑ̃t\.
What does "savantes" mean?
As an adjective, "savantes" means: Féminin pluriel de l’adjectif savant.
What words are commonly confused with "savantes"?
"savantes" is commonly confused with "savants", "suivantes", "servantes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "savantes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "savantes" is \sa.vɑ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "savantes" come from?
"savantes" 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 "savantes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list