Which to use
“saluons” and “savions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,265
- “saluons” frequency rank
- #20,566
- “savions” frequency rank
- 55831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saluons | savions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de saluer. | Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de savoir. |
Where the eye mixes saluons and savions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. saluons and savions follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between saluons and savions
A purely visual mix-up. saluons (\sa.lɥɔ̃\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55831, 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\. 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 55831, this pair ranks #124,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of saluons vs savions
Shared letters: anos. Private to "saluons": lu. Private to "savions": iv.
"saluons" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "savions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "saluons" for "savions" ever safe?
Frequency check: "saluons" vs "savions" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "saluons" 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 #124,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saluons" and "savions" 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 #124,950 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.