# sorta

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈsɔːtə/ · frequency rank #19,975

## Definitions
1. Contraction of sort of.

## Etymology
A written form of a reduction of sort of.

## Easily confused with
- **STA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorta-vs-sta)
- **sot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorta-vs-sot)
- **Soto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorta-vs-soto)
- **Sosa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorta-vs-sosa)
- **soya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorta-vs-soya)
- **sura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorta-vs-sura)
- **south** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorta-vs-south)
- **sport** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorta-vs-sport)
- **Syria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorta-vs-syria)
- **sorts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorta-vs-sorts)
- **Surya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorta-vs-surya)
- **Sousa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorta-vs-sousa)
- **sports** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorta-vs-sports)
- **sorted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorta-vs-sorted)
- **strata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorta-vs-strata)
- **Sparta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorta-vs-sparta)
- **sporty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorta-vs-sporty)
- **sortie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorta-vs-sortie)
- **SoA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soa-vs-sorta)
- **sor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sor-vs-sorta)

## Common misspellings (7)
`osrta`, `sorat`, `sorrta`, `sortta`, `sotra`, `srota`, `ssorta`

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