sortija

[soɾˈt̪ixa]

/[soɾˈt̪ixa]/ noun

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The verdict

“sortija” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,733 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,733
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aro pequeño que se ajusta a los dedos, especialmente el que tiene alguna piedra preciosa u otro adorno.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sortija · sortija · Spanish

sortija · rank #65,733 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,733
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sont

Nearest frequency peer: sont (-1 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 “sortija”

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 “sortija” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sortija
PropertyValue
Headwordsortija
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[soɾˈt̪ixa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,733
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sortija” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sont” (#65,732), “statement” (#65,735), “soldada” (#65,730). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sortija” va en #65,733. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sortija is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,733 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [soɾˈt̪ixa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sortija, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is sortija, spelled S-O-R-T-I-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aro pequeño que se ajusta a los dedos, especialmente el que tiene alguna piedra preciosa u otro adorno.
  2. 2
    Anilla.
  3. 3
    Rizo del cabello, en figura de anillo.
  4. 4
    Cada uno de los aros que en los carros refuerzan los cubos de las ruedas.
  5. 5
    Juego de correr sortija.
  6. 6
    Juego de muchachos en donde el objetivo es adivinar a quién se le ha dado una sortija, la cual la lleva escondida entre las manos uno de los jugadores, quien hace ademán de dejarla a cada uno de los que juegan.
  7. 7
    En una calesita, anillo que los niños deben intentar quitar de las manos a cierta persona que está afuera, y quien logra arrebatarlo consigue una vuelta extra.

Synonyms

anilloalianza

This word in other languages

ring(English)bague(Français)

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 "sortija"?
"sortija" is spelled S-O-R-T-I-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [soɾˈt̪ixa].
What does "sortija" mean?
As a noun, "sortija" means: Aro pequeño que se ajusta a los dedos, especialmente el que tiene alguna piedra preciosa u otro adorno.
How do you pronounce "sortija"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sortija" is [soɾˈt̪ixa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sortija" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

soldada#65,730streets#65,737sociale#65,726silente#65,720

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list