# sorority

> English word · Noun · IPA /səˈrɒrɪti/ · frequency rank #20,780

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

## 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.

## Common misspellings (12)
`osrority`, `soorrity`, `soroirty`, `sororitty`, `sororityy`, `sororiyt`, `sororrity`, `sorortiy`, `sorroity`, `sorrority`, `sroority`, `ssorority`

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