sim

/ˈsĩ/

//ˈsĩ// adv

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The verdict

“sim” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #147 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adverb.

#147
frequency rank, Portuguese
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - exprime afirmação, acordo, aprovação, permissão ou consentimento

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

sim vs só
33% similar
sim vs su
33% similar
sim vs SW
0% similar

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

Key facts for sim
PropertyValue
Headwordsim
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/ˈsĩ/
Letters3
Frequency rank#147
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sim” 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). sim lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for sim is 3 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsĩ/. Corpus data places it at rank #147 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "exprime afirmação, acordo, aprovação, permissão ou consentimento".

sim doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "só", "su", "SW", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is sim, spelled S-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    exprime afirmação, acordo, aprovação, permissão ou consentimento

Antonyms

não

This word in other languages

yes(English)sí(Español)oui(Français)ja(Deutsch)

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 "sim"?
"sim" is spelled S-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsĩ/.
What does "sim" mean?
As an adverb, "sim" means: exprime afirmação, acordo, aprovação, permissão ou consentimento
What words are commonly confused with "sim"?
"sim" is commonly confused with "só", "su", "SW". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sim" is /ˈsĩ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sim" come from?
"sim" 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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Using “sim”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-I-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈsĩ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “só” - see the side-by-side comparison. sim vs só
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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