Which to use
“sortes” and “sorties” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,964
- “sortes” frequency rank
- #4,023
- “sorties” frequency rank
- 7987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sortes | sorties |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de sorte. | Pluriel de sortie. |
Where the eye mixes sortes and sorties
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sortes and sorties
A purely visual mix-up. sortes (\sɔʁt\) and sorties (\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 7987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sortes is recorded at frequency rank #3,964, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɔʁt\. sorties is at rank #4,023, 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 7987, this pair ranks #421,494 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sortes vs sorties
Shared letters: eorst. Private to "sortes": -. Private to "sorties": i.
"sortes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sorties" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sortes" and "sorties" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sortes" or "sorties"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sortes" and "sorties" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sortes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sorties" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,494 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sortes" and "sorties" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sofres vs sortes". 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 #421,494 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.