Which to use
“sautez” and “sentez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,437
- “sautez” frequency rank
- #7,761
- “sentez” frequency rank
- 54198
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sautez | sentez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de sauter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif du verbe sentir. |
Where the eye mixes sautez and sentez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sautez (CVVCVC) and sentez (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses sautez with sentez
A purely visual mix-up. sautez (\so.te\) and sentez (\sɑ̃.te\) 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 54198, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sautez is recorded at frequency rank #46,437, classified as averb, pronounced \so.te\. sentez is at rank #7,761, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɑ̃.te\.
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 54198, this pair ranks #135,586 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sautez vs sentez
Shared letters: estz. Private to "sautez": au. Private to "sentez": n.
"sautez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "sentez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sautez" and "sentez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sautez" or "sentez"?
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 "sautez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sentez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,586 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sautez" and "sentez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sauber vs sautez". 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 #135,586 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.