sortierten

[zɔʁˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]

/[zɔʁˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“sortierten” is uncommon German (frequency #54,089 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,089
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs sortiert

Key facts for sortierten
PropertyValue
Headwordsortierten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[zɔʁˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,089
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sortierten” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sortierten lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sortierten is uncommon German at frequency #54,089 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [zɔʁˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for sortierten in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is sortierten, spelled S-O-R-T-I-E-R-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs sortiert
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs sortiert
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs sortiert
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs sortiert
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs sortiert
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs sortiert
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs sortiert
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs sortiert
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs sortiert
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs sortiert
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs sortiert
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs sortiert

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sortierten"?
"sortierten" is spelled S-O-R-T-I-E-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zɔʁˈtiːɐ̯tn̩].
What does "sortierten" mean?
As an adjective, "sortierten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs sortiert
How do you pronounce "sortierten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sortierten" is [zɔʁˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sortierten" come from?
"sortierten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “sortierten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-O-R-T-I-E-R-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [zɔʁˈtiːɐ̯tn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list