# side vs SME

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### side
*noun · IPA /saɪd/ · frequency rank #297*
A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/side-vs-sme