Which to use
“saluons” and “sauvons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,265
- “saluons” frequency rank
- #28,739
- “sauvons” frequency rank
- 64004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saluons | sauvons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de saluer. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de sauver. |
Where the eye mixes saluons and sauvons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. saluons (CVCVVCC) and sauvons (CVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses saluons with sauvons
A purely visual mix-up. saluons (\sa.lɥɔ̃\) and sauvons (\so.vɔ̃\) 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 64004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saluons is recorded at frequency rank #35,265, classified as averb, pronounced \sa.lɥɔ̃\. sauvons is at rank #28,739, tagged as averb, pronounced \so.vɔ̃\.
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 64004, this pair ranks #79,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of saluons vs sauvons
Shared letters: anosu. Private to "saluons": l. Private to "sauvons": v.
"saluons" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "sauvons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "saluons" for "sauvons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "saluons" vs "sauvons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "saluons" and "sauvons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "saluons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sauvons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saluons" and "sauvons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sachons vs saluons". 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 #79,142 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.