sorority

/səˈrɒrɪti/

//səˈrɒrɪti// noun

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"sorority" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sorority” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,780. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,780
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A group of girls or women associated for a common purpose; a sisterhood.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sorority · sorority · English

sorority · rank #20,780 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,780
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH SPD

Nearest frequency peer: SPD (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “sorority”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “sorority” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sorority
PropertyValue
Headwordsorority
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/səˈrɒrɪti/
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,780
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sorority”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).sororitylands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “SPD” (#20,781), “snoring” (#20,778), “sped” (#20,782). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sorority” is #20,780. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around sorority (IPA /səˈrɒrɪti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,780 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for sorority, with forms such as "osrority", "soorrity", and "soroirty". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: PIE word *swésōr From Renaissance Latin sorōritās, from Latin soror (“sister”), from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Akin to Spanish sororidad, Portuguese sororidade, French sororité. The correct English form is sorority, spelled S-O-R-O-R-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A group of girls or women associated for a common purpose; a sisterhood.
  2. 2
    A social organization of female students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Every day is a party at this sorority!
  2. And Florida State University suspended all frats and sororities for two months after the November 2017 death of Pi Kappa Phi pledge Andrew Coffey, which has since been determined to have been due to hazing, according to police. […] When Jo Hannah Burch pledged a sorority at Young Harris College, a private liberal arts college in North Georgia, she too was…

Etymology

PIE word *swésōr From Renaissance Latin sorōritās, from Latin soror (“sister”), from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Akin to Spanish sororidad, Portuguese sororidade, French sororité.

Synonyms

women's fraternity

This word in other languages

sororidad(Español)sororité(Français)irmandade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osrority
  • soorrity
  • soroirty
  • sororitty
  • sororityy
  • sororiyt
  • sororrity
  • sorortiy
  • sorroity
  • sorrority
  • sroority
  • ssorority

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sorority - 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.

osrority2soorrity2soroirty2sororitty1sororityy1sororiyt2sororrity1sorortiy2
Edit distance from "sorority"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sorority"?
"sorority" is spelled S-O-R-O-R-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /səˈrɒrɪti/.
What does "sorority" mean?
As a noun, "sorority" means: A group of girls or women associated for a common purpose; a sisterhood.
What are common misspellings of "sorority"?
Common misspellings include "osrority", "soorrity", "soroirty", "sororitty", "sororityy". The correct spelling is "sorority".
How do you pronounce "sorority"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sorority" is /səˈrɒrɪti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "sorority"?
PIE word *swésōr From Renaissance Latin sorōritās, from Latin soror (“sister”), from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Akin to Spanish sororidad, Portuguese sororidade, French sororité. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list