Which to use
“sort” and “soya” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #747
- “sort” frequency rank
- #49,368
- “soya” frequency rank
- 50115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sort | soya |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La destinée considérée comme cause des divers événements de la vie. | Sauce de soja. |
Where the eye mixes sort and soya
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sort and soya
A purely visual mix-up. sort (\sɔʁ\) and soya (\sɔ.ja\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sort is recorded at frequency rank #747, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɔʁ\. soya is at rank #49,368, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɔ.ja\.
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 50115, this pair ranks #165,203 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sort vs soya
Shared letters: os. Private to "sort": rt. Private to "soya": ay.
"sort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "soya" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sort" and "soya" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sort" vs "soya" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sort" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soya" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,203 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sort" and "soya" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Soraya vs soya". 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 #165,203 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.