# self vs sem

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### self
*noun · IPA \sɛlf\ · frequency rank #11,301*
Abréviation de « self-service ».

### sem
*preposition · IPA \sɐ̃j\ · frequency rank #19,985*
Sans.

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