Which to use
“sorry” is an adjective and “sorte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,719
- “sorry” frequency rank
- #949
- “sorte” frequency rank
- 15668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sorry | sorte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa desculpas | acaso ou coincidência feliz; contingência favorável |
Letter map: sorry vs sorte
Shared letters muted; letters that set sorry and sorte apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. sorry and sorte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: sorry vs sorte
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sorry is anadjective and sorteanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sorry is recorded at frequency rank #14,719, classified as anadj. 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 15668, this pair ranks #56,094 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sorry vs sorte
Shared letters: ors. Private to "sorry": y. Private to "sorte": et.
"sorry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sorte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sorry" and "sorte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sorry" or "sorte" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "sorry" 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 #56,094 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sorry" and "sorte" 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 #56,094 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.