Which to use
“sachions” and “savions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,858
- “sachions” frequency rank
- #20,566
- “savions” frequency rank
- 66424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sachions | savions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du subjonctif présent de savoir. | Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de savoir. |
Where the eye mixes sachions and savions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sachions runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against savions's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sachions with savions
A purely visual mix-up. sachions (\sa.ʃjɔ̃\) and savions (\sa.vjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sachions is recorded at frequency rank #45,858, classified as averb, pronounced \sa.ʃjɔ̃\. savions is at rank #20,566, tagged as averb, pronounced \sa.vjɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 66424, this pair ranks #67,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sachions vs savions
Shared letters: ainos. Private to "sachions": ch. Private to "savions": v.
"sachions" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "savions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sachions" and "savions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "sachions" or "savions" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sachions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "savions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sachions" and "savions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sachions vs sachons". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #67,898 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.