Which to use
“sauts” is a noun and “shut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,000
- “sauts” frequency rank
- #41,005
- “shut” frequency rank
- 58005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sauts | shut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de saut. | Refermer, fermer ce qui était ouvert, fermer. |
Letter map: sauts vs shut
Shared letters muted; letters that set sauts and shut apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. sauts runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against shut's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: sauts vs shut
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sauts is anoun and shutaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58005, 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\. shut is at rank #41,005, tagged as averb.
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 58005, this pair ranks #111,620 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sauts vs shut
Shared letters: stu. Private to "sauts": a. Private to "shut": h.
"sauts" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "shut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sauts" for "shut" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "sauts" or "shut" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sauts" and "shut".
- Full dictionary entry for "sauts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,620 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sauts" and "shut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shut 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 #111,620 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.