Which to use
“sortent” and “sortez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,803
- “sortent” frequency rank
- #7,903
- “sortez” frequency rank
- 11706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sortent | sortez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de sortir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de sortir. |
Where the eye mixes sortent and sortez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sortent and sortez
A purely visual mix-up. sortent (\sɔʁt\) and sortez (\sɔʁ.te\) 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 11706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sortent is recorded at frequency rank #3,803, classified as averb, pronounced \sɔʁt\. sortez is at rank #7,903, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɔʁ.te\.
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 11706, this pair ranks #408,151 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sortent vs sortez
Shared letters: eorst. Private to "sortent": n. Private to "sortez": z.
"sortent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "sortez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sortent" and "sortez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sortent" or "sortez"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sortent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sortez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,151 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sortent" and "sortez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sautez vs sortez". 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 #408,151 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.