# sage vs SME

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sage
*adjective · IPA /seɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #9,247*
Wise.

### 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/sage-vs-sme