Which to use
“sor” is a noun and “sorry” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,700
- “sor” frequency rank
- #682
- “sorry” frequency rank
- 38382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sor | sorry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A sorority (student organization). | Regretful or apologetic for one's actions. |
Letter map: sor vs sorry
Shared letters muted; letters that set sor and sorry apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - sor and sorry
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sor is anoun and sorryanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “sor” sits inside “sorry”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sor is recorded at frequency rank #37,700, classified as anoun. sorry is at rank #682, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈsɒɹ.i/.
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 38382, this pair ranks #286,395 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sor vs sorry
Shared letters: ors. Private to "sor": -. Private to "sorry": y.
"sor" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "sorry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sorry ← osrry · sorryy · sory · soryr · srory · ssorry
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sor" for "sorry" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sor" vs "sorry" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "sor" and "sorry". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "sor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sorry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,395 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sor" and "sorry" 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 #286,395 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.