# sim vs sir

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### sim
*verb · IPA /ˈsim/ · frequency rank #14,009*
Primera persona del singular del presente activo de subjuntivo de sum.

### sir
*noun · IPA /sɜː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #6,830*
Señor, caballero.

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