sorbet

\sɔʁ.bɛ\

/\sɔʁ.bɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“sorbet” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,195. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,195
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Breuvage glacé en neige, parfumé aux liqueurs ou au jus de fruits. On dit aujourd’hui dans ce sens « margarita ».

Corpus desk

Index FR-sorbet · sorbet · French

sorbet · rank #44,195 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,195
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH somerset

Nearest frequency peer: somerset (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « sorbet »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « sorbet » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sorbet vs sort
67% similar
sorbet vs sorte
67% similar
sorbet vs Sorel
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sorbet
PropertyValue
Headwordsorbet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɔʁ.bɛ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,195
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « sorbet »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).sorbetse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « somerset » (#44,194), « soto » (#44,196), « Soliman » (#44,193). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sorbet » est au #44,195. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around sorbet (IPA \sɔʁ.bɛ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,195 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for sorbet, with forms such as "osrbet", "sobret", and "sorbbet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "sort", "sorte", "Sorel", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is sorbet, spelled S-O-R-B-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Breuvage glacé en neige, parfumé aux liqueurs ou au jus de fruits. On dit aujourd’hui dans ce sens « margarita ».
  2. 2
    Glace à base d’eau, de fruits et de sucre avec parfois adjonction d'alcool.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sorbet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La petite créole ne croyait pas à l’hiver et ne connaissait le froid que pour avoir pris des sorbets.
  2. On entendait, de tous côtés, les carillons des vendeurs de sorbet, de pignolats et de lait caillé, les timbales des astrologues en plein vent, les chansons des guzlares aveugles, […].

Synonyms

glaceglace à l’eau

This word in other languages

sorbet(English)sorbete(Español)Wassereis(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osrbet
  • sobret
  • sorbbet
  • sorbett
  • sorbte
  • sorebt
  • sorrbet
  • srobet
  • ssorbet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sorbet - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

osrbet2sobret2sorbbet1sorbett1sorbte2sorebt2sorrbet1srobet2
Edit distance from "sorbet"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sorbet"?
"sorbet" is spelled S-O-R-B-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔʁ.bɛ\.
What does "sorbet" mean?
As a noun, "sorbet" means: Breuvage glacé en neige, parfumé aux liqueurs ou au jus de fruits. On dit aujourd’hui dans ce sens « margarita ».
What words are commonly confused with "sorbet"?
"sorbet" is commonly confused with "sort", "sorte", "Sorel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sorbet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sorbet" is \sɔʁ.bɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sorbet" come from?
"sorbet" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

sparks#44,202splash#44,203Savard#44,175sacrer#44,171

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

tatouée9 variantsterrienne9 variantsRéjean9 variantsturtle9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list