Which to use
“sã” is a noun and “sme” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,153
- “sã” frequency rank
- #40,334
- “sme” frequency rank
- 57487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sã | sme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tempo propício, adequado, para semear | primeira pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť |
Letter map: sã vs sme
Shared letters muted; letters that set sã and sme apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. sã runs 2 letters (CV) against sme's 3 (CCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for sã / sme
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sã is anoun and smeaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sã is recorded at frequency rank #17,153, classified as anoun. sme is at rank #40,334, tagged as averb.
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 57487, this pair ranks #9,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sã vs sme
Shared letters: s. Private to "sã": ã. Private to "sme": em.
"sã" · 2 letters · shape CV · "sme" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sã" for "sme" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sã" vs "sme" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sã" and "sme".
- Full dictionary entry for "sã" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sã" and "sme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs sme". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #9,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.