Which to use
“salutaire” and “statutaire” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,362
- “salutaire” frequency rank
- #33,905
- “statutaire” frequency rank
- 57267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salutaire | statutaire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est utile, avantageux pour la conservation de la vie, de la santé, des biens, de l’honneur, pour le salut de l’âme. | Qui est prescrit par les statuts ; qui est conforme aux statuts. |
Where the eye mixes salutaire and statutaire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. salutaire runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCV) against statutaire's 10 (CCVCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between salutaire and statutaire
A purely visual mix-up. salutaire (\sa.ly.tɛʁ\) and statutaire (\sta.ty.tɛʁ\) 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 57267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salutaire is recorded at frequency rank #23,362, classified as anadj, pronounced \sa.ly.tɛʁ\. statutaire is at rank #33,905, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sta.ty.tɛʁ\.
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 57267, this pair ranks #116,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of salutaire vs statutaire
Shared letters: aeirstu. Private to "salutaire": l. Private to "statutaire": -.
"salutaire" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV · "statutaire" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- salutaire ← aslutaire · sallutaire · saltuaire · saluatire · salutaier · salutairre · salutarie · salutiare
- statutaire ← sattutaire · sstatutaire · stattuaire · stattutaire · statuatire · statutaier · statutairre · statutarie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "salutaire" for "statutaire" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "salutaire" or "statutaire" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "salutaire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "statutaire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salutaire" and "statutaire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "statutaire vs statutaires". 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 #116,077 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.