Which to use
“sorties” and “sottises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,023
- “sorties” frequency rank
- #29,545
- “sottises” frequency rank
- 33568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sorties | sottises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de sortie. | Pluriel de sottise. |
Where the eye mixes sorties and sottises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sorties runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against sottises's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sorties with sottises
A purely visual mix-up. sorties (\sɔʁ.ti\) and sottises (\sɔ.tiz\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33568, 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\. sottises is at rank #29,545, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɔ.tiz\.
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 33568, this pair ranks #289,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sorties vs sottises
Shared letters: eiost. Private to "sorties": r. Private to "sottises": -.
"sorties" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "sottises" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sorties" and "sottises" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sorties" vs "sottises" - 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 "sorties" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sottises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sorties" and "sottises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sottise vs sottises". 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 #289,741 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.