serem

/ˈse.ɾẽ/

//ˈse.ɾẽ// verb

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The verdict

“serem” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #812. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#812
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terceira pessoa do plural do infinitivo pessoal do verbo ser:

Corpus desk

Index PT-serem · serem · Portuguese

serem · rank #812 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #812
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH rápido

Nearest frequency peer: rápido (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “serem”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “serem” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

serem vs sete
60% similar
serem vs Sure
40% similar
serem vs sire
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for serem
PropertyValue
Headwordserem
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈse.ɾẽ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#812
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “serem”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).seremcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “rápido” (#811), “tribunal” (#814), “pagar” (#809). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “serem” fica em #812. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around serem (IPA /ˈse.ɾẽ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #812 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "terceira pessoa do plural do infinitivo pessoal do verbo ser:".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for serem, with forms such as "esrem", "seerm", and "seremm". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sete", "Sure", "sire", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is serem, spelled S-E-R-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    terceira pessoa do plural do infinitivo pessoal do verbo ser:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how serem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Os produtos no atacado são mais baratos por serem destinados principalmente a lojistas e comerciantes.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esrem
  • seerm
  • seremm
  • serme
  • serrem
  • sreem
  • sserem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of serem - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

esrem2seerm2seremm1serme2serrem1sreem2sserem1
Edit distance from "serem"

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 "serem"?
"serem" is spelled S-E-R-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈse.ɾẽ/.
What does "serem" mean?
As a verb, "serem" means: terceira pessoa do plural do infinitivo pessoal do verbo ser:
What words are commonly confused with "serem"?
"serem" is commonly confused with "sete", "Sure", "sire". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "serem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "serem" is /ˈse.ɾẽ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "serem" come from?
"serem" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "serem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pagar#809união#815ambos#819banco#821

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

aquilo7 variantssexta7 variantsPedro7 variantsporta7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list