Which to use
“sortent” and “sortons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,803
- “sortent” frequency rank
- #26,546
- “sortons” frequency rank
- 30349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sortent | sortons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de sortir. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de sortir. |
Where the eye mixes sortent and sortons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sortent and sortons
A purely visual mix-up. sortent (\sɔʁt\) and sortons (\sɔʁ.tɔ̃\) 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 30349, 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\. sortons is at rank #26,546, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɔʁ.tɔ̃\.
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 30349, this pair ranks #310,928 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sortent vs sortons
Shared letters: norst. Private to "sortent": e. Private to "sortons": -.
"sortent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "sortons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sortent" and "sortons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sortent" or "sortons"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sortent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sortons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,928 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sortent" and "sortons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "servons vs sortons". 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 #310,928 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.