Which to use
“ressortait” and “ressortie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,572
- “ressortait” frequency rank
- #34,284
- “ressortie” frequency rank
- 81856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ressortait | ressortie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de ressortir. | Participe passé féminin singulier de ressortir. |
Where the eye mixes ressortait and ressortie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ressortait runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVVC) against ressortie's 9 (CVCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ressortait vs ressortie
A purely visual mix-up. ressortait (\ʁə.sɔʁ.tɛ\) and ressortie (\ʁə.sɔʁ.ti\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ressortait is recorded at frequency rank #47,572, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sɔʁ.tɛ\. ressortie is at rank #34,284, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.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 81856, this pair ranks #17,916 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ressortait vs ressortie
Shared letters: eiorst. Private to "ressortait": a. Private to "ressortie": -.
"ressortait" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "ressortie" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ressortait ← erssortait · resortait · resosrtait · ressoratit · ressorrtait · ressortaitt · ressortati · ressortiat
- ressortie ← erssortie · resortie · resosrtie · ressorite · ressorrtie · ressortei · ressorttie · ressotrie
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ressortait" and "ressortie" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "ressortait" or "ressortie" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ressortait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ressortie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,916 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ressortait" and "ressortie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remportait vs ressortait". 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 #17,916 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.