# sage vs sme

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### sage
*verb · IPA /ˈzaːɡə/ · frequency rank #31,548*
primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo sagen

### sme
*verb · frequency rank #40,334*
primeira pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/sage-vs-sme