sortir

\sɔʁ.tiʁ\

/\sɔʁ.tiʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“sortir” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #534. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#534
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Passer du dedans vers le dehors.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sortir · sortir · French

sortir · rank #534 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #534
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH siècle

Nearest frequency peer: siècle (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “sortir”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “sortir” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

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)

Où “sortir” se place dans la fréquence du français

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « siècle » (#533), « terme » (#535), « pouvez » (#532). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around sortir (IPA \sɔʁ.tiʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #534 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 21 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il a fait très frais pendant la nuit, et, ce matin, quand je suis sorti de ma tente, la campagne était étincelante de givre.
  2. Tout s'est déroulé comme d'habitude : on a récupéré le fric, on l'a laissé à l'hôtel, et on est sortis fêter le succès, tu sais, le truc typique, d'abord en allant dîner, et puis boire des coups jusqu'à pas d'heure. Comme toujours.

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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

siècle#533pouvez#532droits#540trouvé#523

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

octobre9 variantsvoiture9 variantslaquelle9 variantsrendre9 variants

What to do next

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  • "sortir" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "sorts". View pair
  • 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #534 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse

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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