Which to use
“same” is an adjective and “sme” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,027
- “same” frequency rank
- #40,334
- “sme” frequency rank
- 54361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | same | sme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relativo ao povo same, que habita partes da Finlândia, da Noruega, da Suécia e da Rússia | primeira pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť |
Letter map: same vs sme
Shared letters muted; letters that set same and sme apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for same / sme
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: same is anadjective and smeaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
same is recorded at frequency rank #14,027, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈsa.mi/. 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 54361, this pair ranks #11,321 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of same vs sme
Shared letters: ems. Private to "same": a. Private to "sme": -.
"same" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sme" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- same ← asme · saem · samme · smae · ssame
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "same" and "sme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "same" or "sme"?
Useful next steps
Pair "same" vs "sme" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "same" 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 #11,321 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "same" 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 #11,321 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.