setevssorteTell them apart

Quick tell: sete is a num, sorte is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sete” is a num and “sorte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#858
“sete” frequency rank
#949
“sorte” frequency rank
1807
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sete sorte
Definition cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha sete elementos distintos; número equivalente a seis mais um, representado pelo símbolo 7 em algarismos arábicos ou VII/vii em algarismos romanos acaso ou coincidência feliz; contingência favorável

Letter map: sete vs sorte

Shared letters muted; letters that set sete and sorte apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
sete
5 ch
sorte

Grammar separator: sete vs sorte

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sete is anum and sorteanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sete is recorded at frequency rank #858, classified as anum, pronounced /ˈsɛ.tʃi/, /ˈsɛ.ti/. sorte is at rank #949, tagged as anoun.

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 1807, this pair ranks #73,705 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sete vs sorte

Shared letters: est. Private to "sete": -. Private to "sorte": or.

"sete" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "sorte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • seteseet · sette · ssete · stee
  • sorteosrte · soret · sorrte · sortte · sotre · srote · ssorte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sete" and "sorte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sete" is a num and "sorte" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sete" or "sorte" show up more?
"sete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #858 in our Portuguese list, against #949 for "sorte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "sete" and "sorte". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sorte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,705 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sete" and "sorte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sire vs sorte". 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 #73,705 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list