sortition
/sɔːˈtɪ.ʃən/
"sortition" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sortition” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Selection by drawing lots.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sortition · sortition · English
sortition · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sortition |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sɔːˈtɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “sortition” in English
Rare enough to double-check
sortition is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /sɔːˈtɪ.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Selection by drawing lots.".
Zero misspellings are on record for sortition in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin sortītiō. The correct English form is sortition, spelled S-O-R-T-I-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Selection by drawing lots.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sortition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Demarchy — also called sortition — is a form of governance that selects the representatives of the people as a random sample from a pool of candidates.
Etymology
From Latin sortītiō.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.