# sorcery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɔɹ.sə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #24,317

## Definitions
1. Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.
2. Black magic.

## Etymology
From Middle English sorcery, borrowed from Middle French sorcerie, ultimately derived from Latin sors (“fate”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”). Cognate with serō, seriēs, sermō. Compare also French sorcier.

## Easily confused with
- **sorry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorcery-vs-sorry)
- **sorely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorcery-vs-sorely)
- **surgery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorcery-vs-surgery)
- **soccer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soccer-vs-sorcery)
- **sorcerer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorcerer-vs-sorcery)

## Common misspellings (11)
`osrcery`, `socrery`, `sorccery`, `sorcerry`, `sorceryy`, `sorceyr`, `sorcrey`, `sorecry`, `sorrcery`, `srocery`, `ssorcery`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sorcery