Which to use
“sorti” and “sortir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,150
- “sorti” frequency rank
- #534
- “sortir” frequency rank
- 1684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sorti | sortir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de sortir. | Passer du dedans vers le dehors. |
Where the eye mixes sorti and sortir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sorti with sortir
A purely visual mix-up. sorti (\sɔʁ.ti\) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “sorti” sits inside “sortir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sorti is recorded at frequency rank #1,150, classified as averb, pronounced \sɔʁ.ti\. 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 1684, this pair ranks #437,579 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sorti vs sortir
Shared letters: iorst. Private to "sorti": -. Private to "sortir": -.
"sorti" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sortir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sorti" and "sortir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sorti" or "sortir"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sorti" 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 #437,579 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sorti" and "sortir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soli vs sorti". 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 #437,579 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.