Which to use
“sacra” and “sauva” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,188
- “sacra” frequency rank
- #39,034
- “sauva” frequency rank
- 87222
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacra | sauva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de sacrer. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de sauver. |
Where the eye mixes sacra and sauva
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sacra (CVCCV) and sauva (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses sacra with sauva
A purely visual mix-up. sacra (\sa.kʁa\) and sauva (\so.va\) 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 87222, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sacra is recorded at frequency rank #48,188, classified as averb, pronounced \sa.kʁa\. sauva is at rank #39,034, tagged as averb, pronounced \so.va\.
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 87222, this pair ranks #8,582 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sacra vs sauva
Shared letters: as. Private to "sacra": cr. Private to "sauva": uv.
"sacra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sauva" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sacra" and "sauva" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "sacra" or "sauva" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sacra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sauva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,582 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacra" and "sauva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sabri vs sacra". 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 #8,582 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.