Sortierung

[zɔʁˈtiːʁʊŋ]

/[zɔʁˈtiːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sortierung” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,826. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,826
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beschreibt in welcher Reihenfolge sich dessen Elemente befinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-sortierung · Sortierung · German

Sortierung · rank #33,826 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #33,826
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sonntagen

Nearest frequency peer: Sonntagen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Sortierung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Sortierung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Sortierung vs sortieren
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Sortierung
PropertyValue
HeadwordSortierung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zɔʁˈtiːʁʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#33,826
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sortierung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sortierungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sonntagen“ (#33,825), „Souvenirs“ (#33,827), „smoke“ (#33,824). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sortierung“ bei #33,826. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Sortierung (IPA [zɔʁˈtiːʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,826 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sortierung, with forms such as "osrtierung", "soriterung", and "sorrtierung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "sortieren", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sortierung, spelled S-O-R-T-I-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beschreibt in welcher Reihenfolge sich dessen Elemente befinden
  2. 2
    Ziel, Ergebnis einer Auslese, eines Aussortierens, mit Bedeutungsübergang ins Konkrete: Teilmenge mit gleichen Eigenschaften als Ergebnis des Sortierens einer unsortierten Gesamtmenge.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Sortierung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bei einer chronologischen Sortierung vergleicht man nach dem Datum.
  2. Die alphabetische Sortierung wird unter anderem in Lexika verwendet.

This word in other languages

classification(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osrtierung
  • soriterung
  • sorrtierung
  • sorteirung
  • sortiernug
  • sortierrung
  • sortierugn
  • sortierungg
  • sortierunng
  • sortieurng
  • sortireung
  • sorttierung
  • sotrierung
  • srotierung
  • ssortierung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sortierung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

osrtierung2soriterung2sorrtierung1sorteirung2sortiernug2sortierrung1sortierugn2sortierungg1
Edit distance from "Sortierung"

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 "Sortierung"?
"Sortierung" is spelled S-O-R-T-I-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [zɔʁˈtiːʁʊŋ].
What does "Sortierung" mean?
As a noun, "Sortierung" means: Beschreibt in welcher Reihenfolge sich dessen Elemente befinden
What words are commonly confused with "Sortierung"?
"Sortierung" is commonly confused with "sortieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sortierung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sortierung" is [zɔʁˈtiːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sortierung" come from?
"Sortierung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sortierung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stilmittel#33,835scientific#33,811Symbolbild#33,847talentiert#33,851

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Transition15 variantsunattraktiv15 variantsPornofilme15 variantsPluspunkt15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list