Which to use
“salted” is an adjective and “sorted” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,217
- “salted” frequency rank
- #9,253
- “sorted” frequency rank
- 29470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salted | sorted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To which salt has been added. | simple past and past participle of sort |
Letter map: salted vs sorted
Shared letters muted; letters that set salted and sorted apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - salted and sorted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: salted is anadjective and sortedaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salted is recorded at frequency rank #20,217, classified as anadj. sorted is at rank #9,253, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈsɔɹtɪd/.
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 29470, this pair ranks #362,723 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of salted vs sorted
Shared letters: dest. Private to "salted": al. Private to "sorted": or.
"salted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sorted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "salted" for "sorted" ever safe?
Frequency check: "salted" vs "sorted" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "salted" vs "sorted" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "salted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sorted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #362,723 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salted" and "sorted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "salted vs stilted". 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 #362,723 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.