Which to use
“saut” and “suc” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,187
- “saut” frequency rank
- #44,755
- “suc” frequency rank
- 49942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saut | suc |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de sauter, bond, mouvement brusque par lequel on s’élance en l’air. | Liquide organique animal. |
Where the eye mixes saut and suc
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between saut and suc
A purely visual mix-up. saut (\so\) and suc (\syk\) 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 49942, 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\. suc is at rank #44,755, tagged as anoun, pronounced \syk\.
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 49942, this pair ranks #166,620 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of saut vs suc
Shared letters: su. Private to "saut": at. Private to "suc": c.
"saut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "suc" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- saut ← asut · satu · sautt · ssaut · suat
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "saut" and "suc" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "saut" or "suc" 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 "saut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suc" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,620 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saut" and "suc" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suc 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 #166,620 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.