Which to use
“solde” and “sorte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,925
- “solde” frequency rank
- #761
- “sorte” frequency rank
- 6686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solde | sorte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Paie octroyée par l’armée à un de ses membres militaires ou, par extension, un de ses employés civils. | Espèce ; genre. |
Where the eye mixes solde and sorte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses solde with sorte
A purely visual mix-up. solde (\sɔld\) 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 6686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
solde is recorded at frequency rank #5,925, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɔld\. 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 6686, this pair ranks #425,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of solde vs sorte
Shared letters: eos. Private to "solde": dl. Private to "sorte": rt.
"solde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sorte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "solde" and "sorte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "solde" vs "sorte" - which ranks higher?
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 "solde" 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 #425,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solde" and "sorte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "solde vs soli". 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 #425,528 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.