Which to use
“sorry” and “sry” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,789
- “sorry” frequency rank
- #20,063
- “sry” frequency rank
- 21852
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sorry | sry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Entschuldigung! | kurz für sorry – ‚tut mir leid‘ |
Letter map: sorry vs sry
Shared letters muted; letters that set sorry and sry apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on sorry vs sry
sorry and sry are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sorry is recorded at frequency rank #1,789, classified as anintj, pronounced [ˈzɔʁi]. sry is at rank #20,063, tagged as anintj, pronounced […].
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 21852, this pair ranks #1,881,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sorry vs sry
Shared letters: rsy. Private to "sorry": o. Private to "sry": -.
"sorry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sry" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sorry ← osrry · sorryy · sory · soryr · srory · ssorry
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sorry" and "sry" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sorry" vs "sry" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sorry" and "sry".
- Full dictionary entry for "sorry" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,881,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sorry" and "sry" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sry". 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 #1,881,380 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.