Which to use
“ressorte” and “ressorti” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,581
- “ressorte” frequency rank
- #18,309
- “ressorti” frequency rank
- 60890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ressorte | ressorti |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de ressortir. | Participe passé masculin singulier de ressortir. |
Where the eye mixes ressorte and ressorti
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ressorte and ressorti follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ressorte and ressorti
A purely visual mix-up. ressorte (\ʁə.sɔʁt\) and ressorti (\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 a single letter - e in “ressorte” becomes i in “ressorti”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ressorte is recorded at frequency rank #42,581, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sɔʁt\. ressorti is at rank #18,309, 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 60890, this pair ranks #95,239 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ressorte vs ressorti
Shared letters: eorst. Private to "ressorte": -. Private to "ressorti": i.
"ressorte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "ressorti" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ressorte" and "ressorti" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ressorte" or "ressorti"?
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 "ressorte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ressorti" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,239 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ressorte" and "ressorti" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ressente vs ressorte". 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 #95,239 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.