sme

verb

The verdict

“sme” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #40,334 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#40,334
frequency rank, Portuguese
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - primeira pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

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

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

Key facts for sme
PropertyValue
Headwordsme
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters3
Frequency rank#40,334
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sme” 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). sme 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 sme is 3 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #40,334 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "primeira pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť".

sme doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "só", "su", "SW", 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is sme, spelled S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    primeira pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť

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 "sme"?
"sme" is spelled S-M-E.
What does "sme" mean?
As a verb, "sme" means: primeira pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť
What words are commonly confused with "sme"?
"sme" is commonly confused with "só", "su", "SW". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "sme" come from?
"sme" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “sme”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “só” - see the side-by-side comparison. sme 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