sortir

verb

The verdict

“sortir” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - abastecer, prover, variar, combinar, fazer lotes

Key facts for sortir
PropertyValue
Headwordsortir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sortir” sits in Portuguese frequency

sortir falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for sortir is 6 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for sortir in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is sortir, spelled S-O-R-T-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    abastecer, prover, variar, combinar, fazer lotes
  2. 2
    variar, alternar, mesclar

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sortir"?
"sortir" is spelled S-O-R-T-I-R.
What does "sortir" mean?
As a verb, "sortir" means: abastecer, prover, variar, combinar, fazer lotes
What language does "sortir" come from?
"sortir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “sortir”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-O-R-T-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list