Which to use
“soli” is a noun and “sorti” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,798
- “soli” frequency rank
- #1,150
- “sorti” frequency rank
- 49948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soli | sorti |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sous le faîtage, espace servant à engranger le foin (fenière) et où l'on peut aussi coucher, en y accédant par une échelle extérieure. | Participe passé masculin singulier de sortir. |
Where the eye mixes soli and sorti
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between soli and sorti
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: soli is \sɔ.lo\ while sorti is \sɔʁ.ti\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soli is recorded at frequency rank #48,798, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɔ.lo\. sorti is at rank #1,150, 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 49948, this pair ranks #166,560 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soli vs sorti
Shared letters: ios. Private to "soli": l. Private to "sorti": rt.
"soli" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sorti" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "soli" for "sorti" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "soli" or "sorti" show up more?
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 "soli" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sorti" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,560 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soli" and "sorti" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soli vs spi". 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 #166,560 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.