Which to use
“savoir” is a verb and “savoirs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #251
- “savoir” frequency rank
- #15,251
- “savoirs” frequency rank
- 15502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | savoir | savoirs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Appréhender par l’esprit ou la connaissance ; connaître de façon certaine. | Pluriel de savoir. |
Same sound, different letters: savoir vs savoirs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. savoir runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against savoirs's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - savoir / savoirs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: savoir and savoirs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sa.vwaʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “savoir” sits inside “savoirs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
savoir is recorded at frequency rank #251, classified as averb, pronounced \sa.vwaʁ\. savoirs is at rank #15,251, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sa.vwaʁ\.
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 15502, this pair ranks #392,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of savoir vs savoirs
Shared letters: aiorsv. Private to "savoir": -. Private to "savoirs": -.
"savoir" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "savoirs" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "savoir" and "savoirs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "savoir" or "savoirs"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "savoir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "savoirs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #392,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "savoir" and "savoirs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "savoir vs Savoy". 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 #392,065 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.