Which to use
“sentons” and “sortons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,742
- “sentons” frequency rank
- #26,546
- “sortons” frequency rank
- 55288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sentons | sortons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de sentir. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de sortir. |
Where the eye mixes sentons and sortons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sentons vs sortons
A purely visual mix-up. sentons (\sɑ̃.tɔ̃\) and sortons (\sɔʁ.tɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sentons is recorded at frequency rank #28,742, classified as averb, pronounced \sɑ̃.tɔ̃\. sortons is at rank #26,546, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɔʁ.tɔ̃\.
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 55288, this pair ranks #128,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sentons vs sortons
Shared letters: nost. Private to "sentons": e. Private to "sortons": r.
"sentons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "sortons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sentons" and "sortons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sentons" or "sortons"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sentons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sortons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sentons" and "sortons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sentons vs servons". 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 #128,400 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.