# safe vs SME

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### safe
*adjective · IPA /seɪf/ · frequency rank #914*
Not in danger; out of harm's reach.

### SME
*noun · frequency rank #28,024*
Initialism of small and medium-sized enterprise or small- to medium-sized enterprise.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/safe-vs-sme