Which to use
“sauts” and “statuts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,000
- “sauts” frequency rank
- #7,118
- “statuts” frequency rank
- 24118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sauts | statuts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de saut. | Pluriel de statut. |
Where the eye mixes sauts and statuts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sauts with statuts
A purely visual mix-up. sauts (\so\) and statuts (\sta.ty\) 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 24118, 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\. statuts is at rank #7,118, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sta.ty\.
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 24118, this pair ranks #348,494 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sauts vs statuts
Shared letters: astu. Private to "sauts": -. Private to "statuts": -.
"sauts" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "statuts" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sauts" and "statuts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sauts" or "statuts"?
Useful next steps
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 "statuts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #348,494 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sauts" and "statuts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sautez vs sauts". 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 #348,494 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.