# são vs SSE

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### são
*adjective · IPA \sˈɐ̃w\ · frequency rank #20,584*
Sain.

### SSE
*noun · IPA \syd sy.d‿ɛst\ · frequency rank #46,460*
Sud-sud-est.

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