ressortir

\ʁə.sɔʁ.tiʁ\

/\ʁə.sɔʁ.tiʁ\/ verb

The verdict

“ressortir” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,132. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,132
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sortir de nouveau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ressortir · ressortir · French

ressortir · rank #6,132 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,132
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH réaliste

Nearest frequency peer: réaliste (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « ressortir »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « ressortir » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ressortir vs ressorts
78% similar
ressortir vs ressortira
90% similar
ressortir vs Ressort
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ressortir
PropertyValue
Headwordressortir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.sɔʁ.tiʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,132
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ressortir »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).ressortirse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « réaliste » (#6,133), « publiées » (#6,130), « rétablir » (#6,134). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « ressortir » est au #6,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ressortir (IPA \ʁə.sɔʁ.tiʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,132 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ressortir, with forms such as "erssortir", "resortir", and "resosrtir". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "ressorts", "ressortira", "Ressort", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ressortir, spelled R-E-S-S-O-R-T-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sortir de nouveau.
  2. 2
    Sortir après être entré.
  3. 3
    Apparaître en opposition frappante, saillante.
  4. 4
    Résulter, se dégager, apparaître comme conséquence.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ressortir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pour preuve, Netflix, avec une série animée, et Mattel, avec une nouvelle gamme de jouets, ont ressorti Musclor de la naphtaline.
  2. Une jeune fille a été frappée d’un coup de baïonnette à la mâchoire gauche et l’arme est ressortie par la pommette droite.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erssortir
  • resortir
  • resosrtir
  • ressoritr
  • ressorrtir
  • ressortirr
  • ressortri
  • ressorttir
  • ressotrir
  • ressrotir
  • rressortir
  • rsesortir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ressortir - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erssortir2resortir1resosrtir2ressoritr2ressorrtir1ressortirr1ressortri2ressorttir1
Edit distance from "ressortir"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ressortir"?
"ressortir" is spelled R-E-S-S-O-R-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.sɔʁ.tiʁ\.
What does "ressortir" mean?
As a verb, "ressortir" means: Sortir de nouveau.
What words are commonly confused with "ressortir"?
"ressortir" is commonly confused with "ressorts", "ressortira", "Ressort". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ressortir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ressortir" is \ʁə.sɔʁ.tiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ressortir" come from?
"ressortir" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ressortir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list