Which to use
“sortear” is a verb and “sorteos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,391
- “sortear” frequency rank
- #25,822
- “sorteos” frequency rank
- 44213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sortear | sorteos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Someter a la suerte la resolución de algo, empleando medios fortuitos o casuales. | Forma del plural de sorteo. |
Where the eye mixes sortear and sorteos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sortear vs sorteos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sortear is [soɾt̪eˈaɾ] while sorteos is [soɾˈt̪eos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sortear is recorded at frequency rank #18,391, classified as averb, pronounced [soɾt̪eˈaɾ]. sorteos is at rank #25,822, tagged as anoun, pronounced [soɾˈt̪eos].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 44213, this pair ranks #138,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sortear vs sorteos
Shared letters: eorst. Private to "sortear": a. Private to "sorteos": -.
"sortear" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "sorteos" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sortear" for "sorteos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sortear" vs "sorteos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sortear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sorteos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sortear" and "sorteos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soros vs sorteos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #138,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.