sorgtvssorryWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: sorgt is a verb, sorry is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sorgt” is a verb and “sorry” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,218
“sorgt” frequency rank
#1,789
“sorry” frequency rank
4007
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sorgt sorry
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sorgen Entschuldigung!

Where the eye mixes sorgt and sorry

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

5 ch
sorgt
5 ch
sorry

Look-alike desk: sorgt vs sorry

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sorgt is [zɔʁkt] while sorry is [ˈzɔʁi]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sorgt is recorded at frequency rank #2,218, classified as averb, pronounced [zɔʁkt]. sorry is at rank #1,789, tagged as anintj, pronounced [ˈzɔʁi].

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 4007, this pair ranks #1,998,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sorgt vs sorry

Shared letters: ors. Private to "sorgt": gt. Private to "sorry": y.

"sorgt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "sorry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sorgtosrgt · sogrt · sorggt · sorgtt · sorrgt · sortg · srogt · ssorgt
  • sorryosrry · sorryy · sory · soryr · srory · ssorry

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sorgt" and "sorry" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sorgt" is a verb and "sorry" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sorgt" or "sorry"?
"sorry" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,789 in our German list, against #2,218 for "sorgt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sorgt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sorry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,998,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sorgt" and "sorry" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sorgt 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 #1,998,810 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