Which to use
“sautez” and “suez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,437
- “sautez” frequency rank
- #15,043
- “suez” frequency rank
- 61480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sautez | suez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de sauter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de suer. |
Where the eye mixes sautez and suez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sautez runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against suez's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sautez vs suez
A purely visual mix-up. sautez (\so.te\) and suez (\sɥe\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61480, 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\. suez is at rank #15,043, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɥe\.
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 61480, this pair ranks #92,029 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sautez vs suez
Shared letters: esuz. Private to "sautez": at. Private to "suez": -.
"sautez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "suez" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sautez" and "suez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "sautez" or "suez" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "suez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,029 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sautez" and "suez" 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 #92,029 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.