seme

noun

The verdict

“seme” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,061 among 2,603 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,061
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,603
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - descendência, prole, estirpe, linhagem

Key facts for seme
PropertyValue
Headwordseme
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,061
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “seme” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). seme lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

seme is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,061 among 2,603 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

seme has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is seme, spelled S-E-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    descendência, prole, estirpe, linhagem
  2. 2
    sémen

Synonyms

semedasemo

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "seme"?
"seme" is spelled S-E-M-E.
What does "seme" mean?
As a noun, "seme" means: descendência, prole, estirpe, linhagem
What language does "seme" come from?
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Using “seme”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-E-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list