Which to use
“sortons” and “soyons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,546
- “sortons” frequency rank
- #5,403
- “soyons” frequency rank
- 31949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sortons | soyons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de sortir. | Première personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de être. |
Where the eye mixes sortons and soyons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sortons vs soyons
A purely visual mix-up. sortons (\sɔʁ.tɔ̃\) and soyons (\swa.jɔ̃\) 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 31949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sortons is recorded at frequency rank #26,546, classified as averb, pronounced \sɔʁ.tɔ̃\. soyons is at rank #5,403, tagged as averb, pronounced \swa.jɔ̃\.
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 31949, this pair ranks #300,542 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sortons vs soyons
Shared letters: nos. Private to "sortons": rt. Private to "soyons": y.
"sortons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "soyons" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sortons" and "soyons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sortons" vs "soyons" - 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 "sortons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soyons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,542 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sortons" and "soyons" 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 #300,542 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.