sorta
/ˈsɔɹtə/adverb, contraction
sorta is spelled S-O-R-T-A: 5 letters. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, sorta means “Contraction of sort of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sorta?
| Letters | 5: S-O-R-T-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 19,825th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sorta?
Sorta appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sorta?
- UK /ˈsɔːtə/
- US /ˈsɔɹtə/
- US [-ɾə]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sorta.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sorta?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sorta from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹtə/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: roast, astro, artos.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does sorta mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
informalContraction of sort of.
The portraits on the wall aren’t that good, but they’re just sorta cool to have around.
contraction
- 1
informalSort of.
There’s gotta be some sorta explanation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sorta come from?
A written form of a reduction of sort of.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).