Which to use
“sixte” and “sorte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,729
- “sixte” frequency rank
- #761
- “sorte” frequency rank
- 36490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sixte | sorte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Intervalle de six notes consécutives, y compris les deux extrêmes. | Espèce ; genre. |
Where the eye mixes sixte and sorte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sixte and sorte
A purely visual mix-up. sixte (\sikst\) and sorte (\sɔʁt\) 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 36490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sixte is recorded at frequency rank #35,729, classified as anoun, pronounced \sikst\. sorte is at rank #761, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɔʁt\.
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 36490, this pair ranks #269,208 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sixte vs sorte
Shared letters: est. Private to "sixte": ix. Private to "sorte": or.
"sixte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sorte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sixte" and "sorte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "sixte" or "sorte" show up more?
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 "sixte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sorte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,208 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sixte" and "sorte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sixte vs Sixtine". 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 #269,208 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.