# sem vs so

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### so
*adverb · IPA \zoː\ · frequency rank #4,187*
Ainsi, comme ça.

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