Which to use
“sauvent” and “sauvons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,175
- “sauvent” frequency rank
- #28,739
- “sauvons” frequency rank
- 54914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sauvent | sauvons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de sauver. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de sauver. |
Where the eye mixes sauvent and sauvons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sauvent and sauvons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses sauvent with sauvons
A purely visual mix-up. sauvent (\sov\) 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 54914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sauvent is recorded at frequency rank #26,175, classified as averb, pronounced \sov\. 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 54914, this pair ranks #130,831 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sauvent vs sauvons
Shared letters: ansuv. Private to "sauvent": et. Private to "sauvons": o.
"sauvent" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "sauvons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sauvent" and "sauvons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sauvent" or "sauvons"?
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 "sauvent" 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 #130,831 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sauvent" and "sauvons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sachons vs sauvons". 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 #130,831 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.