Which to use
“sorte” and “sortie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #761
- “sorte” frequency rank
- #623
- “sortie” frequency rank
- 1384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sorte | sortie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espèce ; genre. | Action de sortir. |
Where the eye mixes sorte and sortie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sorte with sortie
A purely visual mix-up. sorte (\sɔʁt\) and sortie (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sorte is recorded at frequency rank #761, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɔʁt\. sortie is at rank #623, tagged as anoun, 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 1384, this pair ranks #438,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sorte vs sortie
Shared letters: eorst. Private to "sorte": -. Private to "sortie": i.
"sorte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sortie" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sorte" for "sortie" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sorte" or "sortie"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sorte" and "sortie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sorte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sortie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #438,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sorte" and "sortie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soro vs sorte". 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 #438,160 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.