Which to use
“assorties” and “assortis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,812
- “assorties” frequency rank
- #29,646
- “assortis” frequency rank
- 65458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | assorties | assortis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de assorti. | Masculin pluriel de assorti. |
Same sound, different letters: assorties vs assortis
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - assorties / assortis
This is the hard kind. assorties and assortis are pronounced identically (\a.sɔʁ.ti\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
assorties is recorded at frequency rank #35,812, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.sɔʁ.ti\. assortis is at rank #29,646, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.sɔʁ.ti\.
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 65458, this pair ranks #72,249 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of assorties vs assortis
Shared letters: aiorst. Private to "assorties": e. Private to "assortis": -.
"assorties" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "assortis" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "assorties" for "assortis" ever safe?
Frequency check: "assorties" vs "assortis" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "assorties" / "assortis". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "assorties" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "assortis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,249 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "assorties" and "assortis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "assois vs assortis". 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 #72,249 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.