Which to use
“sobre” is an adverb and “sorry” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #53
- “sobre” frequency rank
- #14,719
- “sorry” frequency rank
- 14772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sobre | sorry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | emprega-se para designar que o vento sopra por ante-avante do pano | expressa desculpas |
Letter map: sobre vs sorry
Shared letters muted; letters that set sobre and sorry apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: sobre vs sorry
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sobre is anadverb and sorryanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sobre is recorded at frequency rank #53, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈso.bɾɨ/. sorry is at rank #14,719, tagged as anadj.
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 14772, this pair ranks #57,222 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sobre vs sorry
Shared letters: ors. Private to "sobre": be. Private to "sorry": y.
"sobre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sorry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sobre" for "sorry" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sobre" or "sorry"?
After this comparison
Pair "sobre" vs "sorry" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sobre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sorry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,222 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sobre" and "sorry" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soir vs sorry". 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 #57,222 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.