Which to use
“sorte” and “surto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #949
- “sorte” frequency rank
- #9,267
- “surto” frequency rank
- 10216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sorte | surto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acaso ou coincidência feliz; contingência favorável | variação repentina da corrente num circuito elétrico |
Letter map: sorte vs surto
Shared letters muted; letters that set sorte and surto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: sorte and surto
sorte and surto 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sorte is recorded at frequency rank #949, classified as anoun. surto is at rank #9,267, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsuɾ.tu/.
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 10216, this pair ranks #62,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sorte vs surto
Shared letters: orst. Private to "sorte": e. Private to "surto": u.
"sorte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "surto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "sorte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "surto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sorte" and "surto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sueño vs surto". 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 #62,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.