Which to use
“sorti” and “sortira” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,150
- “sorti” frequency rank
- #6,761
- “sortira” frequency rank
- 7911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sorti | sortira |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de sortir. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de sortir. |
Where the eye mixes sorti and sortira
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sorti with sortira
A purely visual mix-up. sorti (\sɔʁ.ti\) and sortira (\sɔʁ.ti.ʁa\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “sorti” sits inside “sortira”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7911, 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\. sortira is at rank #6,761, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɔʁ.ti.ʁa\.
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 7911, this pair ranks #421,744 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sorti vs sortira
Shared letters: iorst. Private to "sorti": -. Private to "sortira": a.
"sorti" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sortira" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sorti" for "sortira" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sorti" or "sortira"?
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 "sorti" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sortira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,744 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sorti" and "sortira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sortira vs sortiras". 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 #421,744 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.