Which to use
“ressorte” and “ressortie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,581
- “ressorte” frequency rank
- #34,284
- “ressortie” frequency rank
- 76865
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ressorte | ressortie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de ressortir. | Participe passé féminin singulier de ressortir. |
Where the eye mixes ressorte and ressortie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ressorte with ressortie
A purely visual mix-up. ressorte (\ʁə.sɔʁt\) 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 76865, 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\. 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 76865, this pair ranks #29,971 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ressorte vs ressortie
Shared letters: eorst. Private to "ressorte": -. Private to "ressortie": i.
"ressorte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "ressortie" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ressorte" for "ressortie" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ressorte" or "ressortie"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ressorte" and "ressortie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ressorte" 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 #29,971 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ressorte" and "ressortie" 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 #29,971 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.