Which to use
“sortie” and “soutif” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #623
- “sortie” frequency rank
- #36,162
- “soutif” frequency rank
- 36785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sortie | soutif |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de sortir. | Soutien-gorge. |
Where the eye mixes sortie and soutif
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sortie (CVCCVV) and soutif (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: sortie vs soutif
A purely visual mix-up. sortie (\sɔʁ.ti\) and soutif (\su.tif\) 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 36785, 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\. soutif is at rank #36,162, tagged as anoun, pronounced \su.tif\.
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 36785, this pair ranks #267,154 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sortie vs soutif
Shared letters: iost. Private to "sortie": er. Private to "soutif": fu.
"sortie" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "soutif" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sortie" and "soutif" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sortie" or "soutif"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sortie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soutif" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,154 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sortie" and "soutif" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soute vs soutif". 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 #267,154 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.