Which to use
“sachons” and “saluons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,187
- “sachons” frequency rank
- #35,265
- “saluons” frequency rank
- 83452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sachons | saluons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’impératif de savoir. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de saluer. |
Where the eye mixes sachons and saluons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sachons (CVCCVCC) and saluons (CVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between sachons and saluons
A purely visual mix-up. sachons (\sa.ʃɔ̃\) and saluons (\sa.lɥɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sachons is recorded at frequency rank #48,187, classified as averb, pronounced \sa.ʃɔ̃\. saluons is at rank #35,265, tagged as averb, pronounced \sa.lɥɔ̃\.
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 83452, this pair ranks #14,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sachons vs saluons
Shared letters: anos. Private to "sachons": ch. Private to "saluons": lu.
"sachons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "saluons" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sachons" and "saluons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "sachons" or "saluons" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sachons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "saluons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sachons" and "saluons" 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 #14,813 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.