Which to use
“sorties” and “sorts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,023
- “sorties” frequency rank
- #20,577
- “sorts” frequency rank
- 24600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sorties | sorts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de sortie. | Pluriel de sort. |
Where the eye mixes sorties and sorts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sorties runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against sorts's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sorties vs sorts
A purely visual mix-up. sorties (\sɔʁ.ti\) and sorts (\sɔʁ\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sorties is recorded at frequency rank #4,023, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɔʁ.ti\. sorts is at rank #20,577, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɔʁ\.
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 24600, this pair ranks #345,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sorties vs sorts
Shared letters: orst. Private to "sorties": ei. Private to "sorts": -.
"sorties" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "sorts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sorties" for "sorts" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sorties" vs "sorts" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sorties" and "sorts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sorties" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sorts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sorties" and "sorts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sofres vs sorts". 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 #345,682 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.