Which to use
“sautait” and “savait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,529
- “sautait” frequency rank
- #2,249
- “savait” frequency rank
- 43778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sautait | savait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de sauter. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de savoir. |
Where the eye mixes sautait and savait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sautait runs 7 letters (CVVCVVC) against savait's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sautait and savait
A purely visual mix-up. sautait (\so.tɛ\) and savait (\sa.vɛ\) 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 43778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sautait is recorded at frequency rank #41,529, classified as averb, pronounced \so.tɛ\. savait is at rank #2,249, tagged as averb, pronounced \sa.vɛ\.
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 43778, this pair ranks #215,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sautait vs savait
Shared letters: aist. Private to "sautait": u. Private to "savait": v.
"sautait" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "savait" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sautait" and "savait" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sautait" or "savait"?
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 "sautait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "savait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sautait" and "savait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sauta vs sautait". 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 #215,479 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.