Which to use
“ressortie” and “ressortir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,284
- “ressortie” frequency rank
- #6,132
- “ressortir” frequency rank
- 40416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ressortie | ressortir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de ressortir. | Sortir de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes ressortie and ressortir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ressortie (CVCCVCCVV) and ressortir (CVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between ressortie and ressortir
A purely visual mix-up. ressortie (\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 a single letter - e in “ressortie” becomes r in “ressortir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ressortie is recorded at frequency rank #34,284, 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 40416, this pair ranks #240,681 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ressortie vs ressortir
Shared letters: eiorst. Private to "ressortie": -. Private to "ressortir": -.
"ressortie" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "ressortir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ressortie" and "ressortir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ressortie" vs "ressortir" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ressortie" 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 #240,681 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ressortie" and "ressortir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ressortie 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 #240,681 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.