# sel vs Sm

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### sel
*noun · IPA [sɛl] · frequency rank #30,762*
Salz

### Sm
*abbrev · frequency rank #10,939*
Samarium

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/sel-vs-sm