Which to use
“sold” is a verb and “sor” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,150
- “sold” frequency rank
- #37,700
- “sor” frequency rank
- 38850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sold | sor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of sell | A sorority (student organization). |
Letter map: sold vs sor
Shared letters muted; letters that set sold and sor apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: sold vs sor
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sold is averb and soranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sold is recorded at frequency rank #1,150, classified as averb, pronounced /səʊld/. sor is at rank #37,700, tagged as anoun.
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 38850, this pair ranks #282,129 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sold vs sor
Shared letters: os. Private to "sold": dl. Private to "sor": r.
"sold" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "sor" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sold ← osld · slod · sodl · soldd · solld · ssold
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sold" for "sor" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sold" vs "sor" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "sold" vs "sor" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sold" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,129 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sold" and "sor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sor vs sura". 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 #282,129 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.