Which to use
“sortez” and “sortir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,903
- “sortez” frequency rank
- #534
- “sortir” frequency rank
- 8437
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sortez | sortir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de sortir. | Passer du dedans vers le dehors. |
Where the eye mixes sortez and sortir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sortez vs sortir
A purely visual mix-up. sortez (\sɔʁ.te\) and sortir (\sɔʁ.tiʁ\) 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 8437, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sortez is recorded at frequency rank #7,903, classified as averb, pronounced \sɔʁ.te\. sortir is at rank #534, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɔʁ.tiʁ\.
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 8437, this pair ranks #420,034 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sortez vs sortir
Shared letters: orst. Private to "sortez": ez. Private to "sortir": i.
"sortez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sortir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sortez" and "sortir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "sortez" or "sortir" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sortez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sortir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #420,034 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sortez" and "sortir" 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 #420,034 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.