Which to use
“saurons” and “savions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,769
- “saurons” frequency rank
- #20,566
- “savions” frequency rank
- 45335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saurons | savions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du futur de savoir. | Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de savoir. |
Where the eye mixes saurons and savions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. saurons (CVVCVCC) and savions (CVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: saurons vs savions
A purely visual mix-up. saurons (\so.ʁɔ̃\) 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 45335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saurons is recorded at frequency rank #24,769, classified as averb, pronounced \so.ʁɔ̃\. 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 45335, this pair ranks #203,499 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of saurons vs savions
Shared letters: anos. Private to "saurons": ru. Private to "savions": iv.
"saurons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "savions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "saurons" for "savions" ever safe?
Frequency check: "saurons" vs "savions" - which ranks higher?
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 "saurons" 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 #203,499 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saurons" and "savions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sachons vs saurons". 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 #203,499 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.