# seem vs sew

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### seem
*verb · IPA /siːm/ · frequency rank #883*
To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.

### sew
*verb · IPA /səʊ/ · frequency rank #16,124*
To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.

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