Which to use
“sois” and “sortis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,787
- “sois” frequency rank
- #5,292
- “sortis” frequency rank
- 7079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sois | sortis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de être. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de sortir. |
Where the eye mixes sois and sortis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sois with sortis
A purely visual mix-up. sois (\swa\) and sortis (\sɔʁ.ti\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sois is recorded at frequency rank #1,787, classified as averb, pronounced \swa\. sortis is at rank #5,292, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɔʁ.ti\.
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 7079, this pair ranks #424,309 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sois vs sortis
Shared letters: ios. Private to "sois": -. Private to "sortis": rt.
"sois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "sortis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sois" for "sortis" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sois" vs "sortis" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sois" and "sortis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sortis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #424,309 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sois" and "sortis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sortiras vs sortis". 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 #424,309 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.