Which to use
“saut” and “sceaux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,187
- “saut” frequency rank
- #11,131
- “sceaux” frequency rank
- 16318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saut | sceaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de sauter, bond, mouvement brusque par lequel on s’élance en l’air. | Pluriel de sceau. |
Same sound, different letters: saut vs sceaux
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. saut runs 4 letters (CVVC) against sceaux's 6 (CCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - saut / sceaux
This is the hard kind. saut and sceaux are pronounced identically (\so\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saut is recorded at frequency rank #5,187, classified as anoun, pronounced \so\. sceaux is at rank #11,131, tagged as anoun, pronounced \so\.
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 16318, this pair ranks #388,368 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of saut vs sceaux
Shared letters: asu. Private to "saut": t. Private to "sceaux": cex.
"saut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "sceaux" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "saut" and "sceaux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "saut" / "sceaux". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "saut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sceaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,368 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saut" and "sceaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saut 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 #388,368 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.