savates

\sa.vat\

/\sa.vat\/ noun

The verdict

“savates” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-savates · savates · French

savates · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for savates
PropertyValue
Headwordsavates
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sa.vat\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « savates » en français

savatesn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

savates is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sa.vat\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de savate.".

Zero misspellings are on record for savates in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 savates, spelled S-A-V-A-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de savate.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "savates"?
"savates" is spelled S-A-V-A-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sa.vat\.
What does "savates" mean?
As a noun, "savates" means: Pluriel de savate.
How do you pronounce "savates"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "savates" is \sa.vat\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "savates" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list