# seams vs semi

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### seams
*noun · IPA /siːmz/ · frequency rank #19,199*
plural of seam

### semi
*noun · IPA /ˈsɛmi/ · frequency rank #2,965*
A semi-detached house.

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