Which to use
“sauf” and “suu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #661
- “sauf” frequency rank
- #49,960
- “suu” frequency rank
- 50621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sauf | suu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’a pas reçu d’atteinte, qui a échappé au péril. | Son. |
Where the eye mixes sauf and suu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sauf vs suu
A purely visual mix-up. sauf (\sof\) and suu (\ˈsuː\) 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 50621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sauf is recorded at frequency rank #661, classified as anadj, pronounced \sof\. suu is at rank #49,960, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈsuː\.
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 50621, this pair ranks #161,201 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sauf vs suu
Shared letters: su. Private to "sauf": af. Private to "suu": -.
"sauf" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "suu" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sauf ← asuf · safu · sauff · ssauf · suaf
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sauf" and "suu" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sauf" or "suu"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sauf" and "suu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sauf" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,201 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sauf" and "suu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "SSR vs suu". 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 #161,201 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.