Which to use
“sage” and “sme” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,548
- “sage” frequency rank
- #40,334
- “sme” frequency rank
- 71882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sage | sme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo sagen | primeira pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť |
Letter map: sage vs sme
Shared letters muted; letters that set sage and sme apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. sage runs 4 letters (CVCV) against sme's 3 (CCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on sage vs sme
sage and sme are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71882, 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/. 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 71882, this pair ranks #3,219 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sage vs sme
Shared letters: es. Private to "sage": ag. Private to "sme": m.
"sage" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sme" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sage ← asge · saeg · sagge · sgae · ssage
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sage" and "sme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sage" vs "sme" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sage" and "sme".
- Full dictionary entry for "sage" 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 #3,219 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sage" and "sme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs sme". 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 #3,219 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.