Which to use
“servants” and “sortants” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,185
- “servants” frequency rank
- #25,134
- “sortants” frequency rank
- 69319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | servants | sortants |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de servant. | Masculin pluriel de sortant. |
Where the eye mixes servants and sortants
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: servants vs sortants
A purely visual mix-up. servants (\sɛʁ.vɑ̃\) and sortants (\sɔʁ.tɑ̃\) 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 69319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
servants is recorded at frequency rank #44,185, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɛʁ.vɑ̃\. sortants is at rank #25,134, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɔʁ.tɑ̃\.
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 69319, this pair ranks #55,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of servants vs sortants
Shared letters: anrst. Private to "servants": ev. Private to "sortants": o.
"servants" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "sortants" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "servants" for "sortants" ever safe?
Frequency check: "servants" vs "sortants" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "servants" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sortants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "servants" and "sortants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sergents vs servants". 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 #55,599 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.