Which to use
“sortez” is a verb and “soute” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,903
- “sortez” frequency rank
- #25,813
- “soute” frequency rank
- 33716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sortez | soute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de sortir. | Réduit ménagé dans les étages inférieurs d’un navire et qui sert de magasin pour les munitions de guerre, pour les provisions, etc. |
Where the eye mixes sortez and soute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sortez with soute
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sortez is \sɔʁ.te\ while soute is \sut\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33716, 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\. soute is at rank #25,813, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sut\.
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 33716, this pair ranks #288,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sortez vs soute
Shared letters: eost. Private to "sortez": rz. Private to "soute": u.
"sortez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "soute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sortez" for "soute" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "sortez" or "soute" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sortez" and "soute" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sortez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sortez" and "soute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Soult vs soute". 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 #288,776 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.