Which to use
“sort” is a noun and “sortis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #747
- “sort” frequency rank
- #5,292
- “sortis” frequency rank
- 6039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sort | sortis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La destinée considérée comme cause des divers événements de la vie. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de sortir. |
Where the eye mixes sort and sortis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sort with sortis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sort is \sɔʁ\ while sortis is \sɔʁ.ti\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “sort” sits inside “sortis”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sort is recorded at frequency rank #747, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɔʁ\. 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 6039, this pair ranks #427,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sort vs sortis
Shared letters: orst. Private to "sort": -. Private to "sortis": i.
"sort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "sortis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sort" for "sortis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sort" or "sortis"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sort" and "sortis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sort" 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 #427,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sort" 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 #427,353 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.