sortie

\sɔʁ.ti\

/\sɔʁ.ti\/ noun

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The verdict

“sortie” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #623 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#623
frequency rank, French
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de sortir.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

sortie vs Syrie
50% similar
sortie vs sorts
67% similar
sortie vs sosie
67% similar

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

Key facts for sortie
PropertyValue
Headwordsortie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɔʁ.ti\
Letters6
Frequency rank#623
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sortie” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sortie lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for sortie is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɔʁ.ti\. Corpus data places it at rank #623 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sortie, with forms such as "osrtie", "sorite", and "sorrtie". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Syrie", "sorts", "sosie", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is sortie, spelled S-O-R-T-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de sortir.
  2. 2
    Action de sortir.
  3. 3
    Issue, endroit par où l’on sort.
  4. 4
    Passage d’un lieu dans un autre, en parlant des marchandises qu’on transporte.
  5. 5
    Endroit où l’on va lorsque l’on sort pour ses loisirs.
  6. 6
    Édition ou parution d'une œuvre.
  7. 7
    Attaque que font les assiégés, lorsqu’ils sortent pour livrer bataille aux assiégeants et tenter de dégager la place.
  8. 8
    Vêtement que l’on porte pour sortir.
  9. 9
    Rude réprimande ; mots durs dits brusquement ; emportement.
  10. 10
    Action inhabituelle voire choquante.
  11. 11
    Course hippique considérée du point de vue d’un cheval qui y participe, prestation, épreuve.
  12. 12
    Signal ou puissance qu’un appareil délivre pour agir sur un autre élément.
  13. 13
    Point de raccordement physique sur un appareil où il délivre un signal ou une puissance (cf. 11 ci-dessus).
  14. 14
    Données renvoyées par une commande après son exécution.
  15. 15
    (aéronautique) Mission de combat accomplie par un appareil militaire.

Synonyms

issueaccident de parcoursdérapage

Antonyms

entréerentrée

This word in other languages

exit(English)salida(Español)Ausgang(Deutsch)porta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osrtie,sorite,sorrtie,sortei,sorttie,sotrie,srotie,ssortie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sortie - 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.

osrtie2sorite2sorrtie1sortei2sorttie1sotrie2srotie2ssortie1
Edit distance from "sortie"

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 "sortie"?
"sortie" is spelled S-O-R-T-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔʁ.ti\.
What does "sortie" mean?
As a noun, "sortie" means: Action de sortir.
What words are commonly confused with "sortie"?
"sortie" is commonly confused with "Syrie", "sorts", "sosie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sortie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sortie" is \sɔʁ.ti\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sortie" come from?
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Using “sortie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-O-R-T-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɔʁ.ti\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Syrie” - see the side-by-side comparison. sortie vs Syrie
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list