Which to use
“sauvées” and “sauvons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,586
- “sauvées” frequency rank
- #28,739
- “sauvons” frequency rank
- 61325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sauvées | sauvons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de sauver. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de sauver. |
Where the eye mixes sauvées and sauvons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sauvées (CVVCVVC) and sauvons (CVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between sauvées and sauvons
A purely visual mix-up. sauvées (\so.ve\) and sauvons (\so.vɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61325, 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\. sauvons is at rank #28,739, tagged as averb, pronounced \so.vɔ̃\.
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 61325, this pair ranks #92,866 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sauvées vs sauvons
Shared letters: asuv. Private to "sauvées": eé. Private to "sauvons": no.
"sauvées" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "sauvons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sauvons ← asuvons · sauovns · sauvnos · sauvonns · sauvonss · sauvosn · sauvvons · savuons
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sauvées" and "sauvons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sauvées" vs "sauvons" - which ranks higher?
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 "sauvées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sauvons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,866 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sauvées" and "sauvons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "salves vs sauvées". 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 #92,866 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.