Which to use
“sorte” and “sorteio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #949
- “sorte” frequency rank
- #4,767
- “sorteio” frequency rank
- 5716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sorte | sorteio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acaso ou coincidência feliz; contingência favorável | método de distribuição de algo indivisível entre vários, dos que um só será agraciado, baseado em fórmulas de casualidade, de acaso; ato de rifar (sortear) |
Letter map: sorte vs sorteio
Shared letters muted; letters that set sorte and sorteio apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on sorte vs sorteio
sorte and sorteio are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “sorte” sits inside “sorteio”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sorte is recorded at frequency rank #949, classified as anoun. sorteio is at rank #4,767, tagged as anoun, pronounced /suɾ.ˈtɐj.u/.
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 5716, this pair ranks #68,843 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sorte vs sorteio
Shared letters: eorst. Private to "sorte": -. Private to "sorteio": i.
"sorte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sorteio" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sorte" and "sorteio" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sorte" or "sorteio" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "sorte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sorteio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,843 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sorte" and "sorteio" 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 #68,843 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.