SorgevsSureWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Sorge” and “Sure” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,940
“Sorge” frequency rank
#18,715
“Sure” frequency rank
20655
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sorge Sure
Definition bedrückendes Gefühl der Unruhe und Angst, durch eine unangenehme und/oder gefahrvolle Situation hervorgerufen Kapitel (Buchabschnitt) im Koran

Where the eye mixes Sorge and Sure

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Sorge
4 ch
Sure

Visual trap between Sorge and Sure

A purely visual mix-up. Sorge ([ˈzɔʁɡə]) and Sure ([ˈzuːʁə]) 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 20655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Sorge is recorded at frequency rank #1,940, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɔʁɡə]. Sure is at rank #18,715, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzuːʁə].

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 20655, this pair ranks #1,895,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Sorge vs Sure

Shared letters: ers. Private to "Sorge": go. Private to "Sure": u.

"Sorge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Sure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Sorgeosrge · sogre · soreg · sorgge · sorrge · sroge · ssorge
  • Suresrue · ssure · surre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Sorge" and "Sure" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈzɔʁɡə] versus [ˈzuːʁə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Sorge" vs "Sure" - which ranks higher?
"Sorge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,940 in our German list, against #18,715 for "Sure". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Sorge" and "Sure" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Sorge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Sure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,895,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Sorge" and "Sure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sure vs surft". 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 #1,895,260 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list