Which to use
“ressorti” and “ressortir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,309
- “ressorti” frequency rank
- #6,132
- “ressortir” frequency rank
- 24441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ressorti | ressortir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de ressortir. | Sortir de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes ressorti and ressortir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ressorti runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against ressortir's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ressorti and ressortir
A purely visual mix-up. ressorti (\ʁə.sɔʁ.ti\) and ressortir (\ʁə.sɔʁ.tiʁ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “ressorti” sits inside “ressortir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ressorti is recorded at frequency rank #18,309, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sɔʁ.ti\. ressortir is at rank #6,132, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sɔʁ.tiʁ\.
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 24441, this pair ranks #346,628 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ressorti vs ressortir
Shared letters: eiorst. Private to "ressorti": -. Private to "ressortir": -.
"ressorti" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "ressortir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ressorti" for "ressortir" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ressorti" or "ressortir"?
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 "ressorti" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ressortir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #346,628 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ressorti" and "ressortir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ressorti vs ressortira". 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 #346,628 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.