sortea

[soɾˈt̪ea]

/[soɾˈt̪ea]/ verb

The verdict

“sortea” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,102 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,102
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sortear.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sortea · sortea · Spanish

sortea · rank #74,102 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,102
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sometemos

Nearest frequency peer: sometemos (-2 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “sortea”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “sortea” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sortea
PropertyValue
Headwordsortea
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[soɾˈt̪ea]
Letters6
Frequency rank#74,102
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sortea” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sorteacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sometemos” (#74,100), “somera” (#74,099), “stud” (#74,105). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sortea” va en #74,102. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sortea is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,102 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [soɾˈt̪ea]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

sortea has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is sortea, spelled S-O-R-T-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sortear.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de sortear.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sortea"?
"sortea" is spelled S-O-R-T-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [soɾˈt̪ea].
What does "sortea" mean?
As a verb, "sortea" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sortear.
How do you pronounce "sortea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sortea" is [soɾˈt̪ea]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sortea" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list