sort vs type

sort and type both are nouns.

sort and type both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sort	Yes	No	Yes	No
type	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, type is a hyponym of sort; that is, type is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sort:

sort: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
type: a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

Other hyponyms of sort include description, antitype, art form, style, flavor, flavour, color, colour, species, genus, brand, make, genre, ilk, like, manner, model, stripe, like, the like, the likes of.

sort (noun)	type (noun)
an approximate definition or example	a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality	a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
a person of a particular character or nature	all of the tokens of the same symbol
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion	printed characters
	(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
	a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

sort (verb)	type (verb)
arrange or order by classes or categories	identify as belonging to a certain type
examine in order to test suitability	write by means of a keyboard with types

Difference between sort and type

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