Which to use
“sortis” and “sortons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,292
- “sortis” frequency rank
- #26,546
- “sortons” frequency rank
- 31838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sortis | sortons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de sortir. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de sortir. |
Where the eye mixes sortis and sortons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sortis and sortons
A purely visual mix-up. sortis (\sɔʁ.ti\) and sortons (\sɔʁ.tɔ̃\) 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 31838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sortis is recorded at frequency rank #5,292, classified as averb, pronounced \sɔʁ.ti\. sortons is at rank #26,546, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɔʁ.tɔ̃\.
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 31838, this pair ranks #301,238 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sortis vs sortons
Shared letters: orst. Private to "sortis": i. Private to "sortons": n.
"sortis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sortons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sortis" and "sortons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sortis" vs "sortons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sortis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sortons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,238 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sortis" and "sortons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "servons vs sortons". 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 #301,238 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.