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Sort of in Hebrew is סוּג שֶׁל (súg shel).

It can also be said בערך, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

סוּג שֶׁל
súg shel
adjective · masculine
In English

sort of

/ˈsɔːt‿əv/ /ˈsɔɹt‿əv/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for sort of as an adjective.

of a person, thing, etc.: similar but not identical to another person, thing, etc.

  • סוּג שֶׁלסוג שלsúg shelmasculine

These are the Hebrew words for sort of as an adverb.

to some extent but not entirely

  • בְּעֵרֶךְבערךbe'érech

This is more about the Hebrew word סוּג שֶׁל.

Written with vowel points
סוּג שֶׁל
Written without vowel points
סוג של
Said
súg shel
Its meanings in English
sort of, kind of, sort of

These English words share a Hebrew word with sort of.

These words come before and after sort of in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨sort of⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨sort of⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨sort of⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨סוּג שֶׁל⁩, said súg shel. Without vowel points it is written ⁨סוג של⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨sort of⁩?

Besides ⁨סוג של⁩, ⁨sort of⁩ can be said ⁨בְּעֵרֶךְ⁩ (be'érech), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨סוג של⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨sort of⁩, ⁨סוג של⁩ can mean ⁨kind of, sort of⁩.

How is ⁨sort of⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨sort of⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈsɔːt‿əv/, /ˈsɔɹt‿əv/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry sort of and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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