Which to use
“sauva” and “sauvés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,034
- “sauva” frequency rank
- #16,009
- “sauvés” frequency rank
- 55043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sauva | sauvés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de sauver. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de sauver. |
Where the eye mixes sauva and sauvés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sauva runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against sauvés's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sauva with sauvés
A purely visual mix-up. sauva (\so.va\) and sauvés (\so.ve\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sauva is recorded at frequency rank #39,034, classified as averb, pronounced \so.va\. 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 55043, this pair ranks #130,033 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sauva vs sauvés
Shared letters: asuv. Private to "sauva": -. Private to "sauvés": é.
"sauva" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "sauvés" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sauva ← asuva · sauav · sauvva · savua · ssauva · suava
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sauva" and "sauvés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sauva" vs "sauvés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sauva" 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 #130,033 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sauva" and "sauvés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sacra vs sauva". 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 #130,033 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.