Which to use
“sortie” is a noun and “sortira” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #623
- “sortie” frequency rank
- #6,761
- “sortira” frequency rank
- 7384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sortie | sortira |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de sortir. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de sortir. |
Where the eye mixes sortie and sortira
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sortie and sortira
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sortie is \sɔʁ.ti\ while sortira is \sɔʁ.ti.ʁa\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sortie is recorded at frequency rank #623, classified as anoun, 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 7384, this pair ranks #423,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sortie vs sortira
Shared letters: iorst. Private to "sortie": e. Private to "sortira": a.
"sortie" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "sortira" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sortie" and "sortira" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sortie" vs "sortira" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sortie" 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 #423,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sortie" 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 #423,332 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.