Which to use
“sortira” and “sortis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,761
- “sortira” frequency rank
- #5,292
- “sortis” frequency rank
- 12053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sortira | sortis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de sortir. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de sortir. |
Where the eye mixes sortira and sortis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sortira runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against sortis's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sortira and sortis
A purely visual mix-up. sortira (\sɔʁ.ti.ʁa\) and sortis (\sɔʁ.ti\) 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 12053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sortira is recorded at frequency rank #6,761, classified as averb, pronounced \sɔʁ.ti.ʁa\. sortis is at rank #5,292, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɔʁ.ti\.
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 12053, this pair ranks #406,764 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sortira vs sortis
Shared letters: iorst. Private to "sortira": a. Private to "sortis": -.
"sortira" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "sortis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sortira" for "sortis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sortira" or "sortis"?
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 "sortira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sortis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #406,764 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sortira" and "sortis" 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 #406,764 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.