sauvéesvssauvezWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“sauvées” and “sauvez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,586
“sauvées” frequency rank
#23,689
“sauvez” frequency rank
56275
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sauvées sauvez
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de sauver. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de sauver.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sauvées and sauvez apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
sauvées
6 ch
sauvez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. sauvées and sauvez are pronounced identically (\so.ve\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sauvées is recorded at frequency rank #32,586, classified as averb, pronounced \so.ve\. sauvez is at rank #23,689, 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 56275, this pair ranks #122,113 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sauvées vs sauvez

Shared letters: aesuv. Private to "sauvées": é. Private to "sauvez": z.

"sauvées" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC  ·  "sauvez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sauvezasuvez · sauevz · sauvezz · sauvvez · sauvze · savuez · ssauvez · suavez

Frequency comparison

sauvées#32,586
sauvez#23,689

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sauvées" and "sauvez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\so.ve\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "sauvées" or "sauvez"?
"sauvez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,689 in our French list, against #32,586 for "sauvées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sauvées vs sauvez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sauvées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list