Which to use
“sorte” is a noun and “sortear” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #949
- “sorte” frequency rank
- #34,926
- “sortear” frequency rank
- 35875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sorte | sortear |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acaso ou coincidência feliz; contingência favorável | distribuir por sorteio, por rifa |
Letter map: sorte vs sortear
Shared letters muted; letters that set sorte and sortear apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for sorte / sortear
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sorte is anoun and sortearaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “sorte” sits inside “sortear”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sorte is recorded at frequency rank #949, classified as anoun. sortear is at rank #34,926, tagged as averb, pronounced /suɾ.ˈtjaɾ/.
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 35875, this pair ranks #31,080 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sorte vs sortear
Shared letters: eorst. Private to "sorte": -. Private to "sortear": a.
"sorte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sortear" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sorte" and "sortear" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sorte" or "sortear"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sorte" and "sortear".
- Full dictionary entry for "sorte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sortear" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,080 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sorte" and "sortear" 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 #31,080 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.