Sorte
German, noun/ˈzɔrtə/
Sorte is spelled S-O-R-T-E (5 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sorte is a German feminine noun meaning “a sort, variety, grade of a good produced for sale or consumption” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Art innerhalb einer größeren Gattung, die einheitliche Merkmale aufweist und sich dadurch von anderen Arten…”.
What does Sorte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea sort, variety, grade of a good produced for sale or consumption
- 2
femininea sort, kind, type of anything
- 3
feminineforeign cash; foreign coins and notes
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Art innerhalb einer größeren Gattung, die einheitliche Merkmale aufweist und sich dadurch von anderen Arten der Gattung unterscheidet 2. Zuchtform 3. ausländisches Bargeld
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sorte
- Sorten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sorte?
- /ˈzɔrtə/
- [ˈzɔʁtə]
- [ˈzɔɐ̯tə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Sorte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Sorte in German?
Sorte appears 11 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).