Which to use
“sage” is a verb and “she” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,548
- “sage” frequency rank
- #8,962
- “she” frequency rank
- 40510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sage | she |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo sagen | caso nominativo da terceira pessoa feminina do singular, ela. |
Letter map: sage vs she
Shared letters muted; letters that set sage and she apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: sage vs she
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sage is averb and sheapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sage is recorded at frequency rank #31,548, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈzaːɡə/. she is at rank #8,962, tagged as apron.
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 40510, this pair ranks #25,581 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sage vs she
Shared letters: es. Private to "sage": ag. Private to "she": h.
"sage" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "she" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sage ← asge · saeg · sagge · sgae · ssage
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sage" for "she" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sage" or "she"?
What to do next
You've compared "sage" and "she". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "sage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "she" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,581 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sage" and "she" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sage vs Sau". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #25,581 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.