Which to use
“sauts” is a noun and “sauvés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,000
- “sauts” frequency rank
- #16,009
- “sauvés” frequency rank
- 33009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sauts | sauvés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de saut. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de sauver. |
Where the eye mixes sauts and sauvés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sauts with sauvés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sauts is \so\ while sauvés is \so.ve\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sauts is recorded at frequency rank #17,000, classified as anoun, pronounced \so\. sauvés is at rank #16,009, tagged as averb, pronounced \so.ve\.
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 33009, this pair ranks #293,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sauts vs sauvés
Shared letters: asu. Private to "sauts": t. Private to "sauvés": vé.
"sauts" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "sauvés" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sauts ← asuts · satus · saust · sautss · sautts · ssauts · suats
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sauts" and "sauvés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sauts" or "sauvés"?
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 "sauts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sauvés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sauts" and "sauvés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sardes vs sauvés". 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 #293,475 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.