sortir

\sɔʁ.tiʁ\

/\sɔʁ.tiʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“sortir” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #534 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#534
frequency rank, French
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Passer du dedans vers le dehors.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

sortir vs sorts
67% similar
sortir vs sortis
83% similar
sortir vs soupir
67% similar

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

Key facts for sortir
PropertyValue
Headwordsortir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sɔʁ.tiʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#534
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sortir” 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). sortir 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 sortir is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɔʁ.tiʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #534 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 21 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for sortir, with forms such as "osrtir", "soritr", and "sorrtir". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sorts", "sortis", "soupir", 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sortir, spelled S-O-R-T-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Passer du dedans vers le dehors.
  2. 2
    Quitter la maison pour se promener, pour faire des visites, etc.
  3. 3
    Partir de chez soi pour prendre du bon temps.
  4. 4
    Quitter sa chambre de malade pour commencer sa convalescence.
  5. 5
    Quitter un lieu où l’on était.
  6. 6
    Cesser de se trouver dans un temps, une époque, un état ou une condition.
  7. 7
    Ne plus être en situation, en parlant de choses morales.
  8. 8
    Se délivrer, s’affranchir, se tirer de quelque situation difficile, embarrassante ou périlleuse.
  9. 9
    Pousser au-dehors, commencer à paraître.
  10. 10
    Dépasser de quelque chose.
  11. 11
    S’exhaler.
  12. 12
    Être produit, en parlant des ouvrages de l’industrie, de l’art ou de l’esprit.
  13. 13
    Être issu.
  14. 14
    Entretenir une liaison amoureuse, voire sexuelle, avec quelqu’un.
  15. 15
    Tirer ; mettre dehors ; expulser.
  16. 16
    Tirer ; mettre dehors ; expulser.
  17. 17
    Mener dehors.
  18. 18
    Appréhender pour mettre dehors.
  19. 19
    Publier, mettre en vente, faire paraître.
  20. 20
    Se tirer d’une situation.
  21. 21
    Dire, débiter, proférer.

Synonyms

partirissir

Antonyms

entrerrentrer

This word in other languages

come out(English)salir(Español)hinausgehen(Deutsch)sair(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osrtir,soritr,sorrtir,sortirr,sortri,sorttir,sotrir,srotir,ssortir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osrtir2soritr2sorrtir1sortirr1sortri2sorttir1sotrir2srotir2
Edit distance from "sortir"

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 "sortir"?
"sortir" is spelled S-O-R-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔʁ.tiʁ\.
What does "sortir" mean?
As a verb, "sortir" means: Passer du dedans vers le dehors.
What words are commonly confused with "sortir"?
"sortir" is commonly confused with "sorts", "sortis", "soupir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sortir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sortir" is \sɔʁ.tiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sortir" come from?
"sortir" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “sortir”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-O-R-T-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɔʁ.tiʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “sorts” - see the side-by-side comparison. sortir vs sorts
  • 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