# se

> Portuguese word · Conjunction · IPA /sɨ/ · frequency rank #16

## Definitions
1. indica hipótese
2. indica tempo; quando
3. visto que, uma vez que
4. introduz uma oração subordinada substantiva que expressa dúvida, incerteza ou interrogação direta

## Easily confused with
- **só** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/se-vs-so)
- **si** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/se-vs-si)
- **su** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/se-vs-su)
- **SW** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/se-vs-sw)
- **ser** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/se-vs-ser)
- **seu** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/se-vs-seu)
- **sua** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/se-vs-sua)
- **sem** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/se-vs-sem)
- **sou** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/se-vs-sou)
- **sei** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/se-vs-sei)
- **sim** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/se-vs-sim)
- **sob** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/se-vs-sob)
- **sol** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/se-vs-sol)
- **som** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/se-vs-som)
- **set** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/se-vs-set)
- **sky** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/se-vs-sky)
- **sus** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/se-vs-sus)
- **sun** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/se-vs-sun)
- **sex** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/se-vs-sex)
- **sic** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/se-vs-sic)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/se