Which to use
“sorry” is an adjective and “surra” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,719
- “sorry” frequency rank
- #10,971
- “surra” frequency rank
- 25690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sorry | surra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa desculpas | ato ou efeito de surrar: |
Letter map: sorry vs surra
Shared letters muted; letters that set sorry and surra apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - sorry and surra
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sorry is anadjective and surraanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25690, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sorry is recorded at frequency rank #14,719, classified as anadj. surra is at rank #10,971, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsu.Rɐ/.
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 25690, this pair ranks #43,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sorry vs surra
Shared letters: rs. Private to "sorry": oy. Private to "surra": au.
"sorry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "surra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sorry" for "surra" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sorry" vs "surra" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "sorry" vs "surra" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sorry" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "surra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sorry" and "surra" 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 #43,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.