sadevssmeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sade is a noun, sme is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sade” is a noun and “sme” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,105
“sade” frequency rank
#40,334
“sme” frequency rank
88439
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sade sme
Definition chuva primeira pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sade and sme apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
sade
3 ch
sme

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sade is anoun and smeaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sade is recorded at frequency rank #48,105, 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 88439, this pair ranks #403 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sade vs sme

Shared letters: es. Private to "sade": ad. Private to "sme": m.

"sade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "sme" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sadeasde · sadde · saed · sdae · ssade

Frequency comparison

sade#48,105
sme#40,334

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sade" and "sme" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sade" is a noun and "sme" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sade" or "sme"?
"sme" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,334 in our Portuguese list, against #48,105 for "sade". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sade vs sme

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “sade”; for a verb, it's “sme”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sade” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list