Which to use
“sã” is a noun and “sie” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,153
- “sã” frequency rank
- #40,788
- “sie” frequency rank
- 57941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sã | sie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tempo propício, adequado, para semear | ela, pronome pessoal feminino do caso nominativo da terceira pessoa do singular: |
Letter map: sã vs sie
Shared letters muted; letters that set sã and sie apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. sã runs 2 letters (CV) against sie's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for sã / sie
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sã is anoun and sieapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sã is recorded at frequency rank #17,153, classified as anoun. sie is at rank #40,788, tagged as apron, pronounced /zi:/ ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?).
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 57941, this pair ranks #9,028 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sã vs sie
Shared letters: s. Private to "sã": ã. Private to "sie": ei.
"sã" · 2 letters · shape CV · "sie" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sã" for "sie" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sã" or "sie"?
After this comparison
Pair "sã" vs "sie" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sã" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,028 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sã" and "sie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs sie". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #9,028 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.