# são vs se

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### são
*adjective · IPA /ˈsɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #34*
saudável

### se
*conjunction · IPA /sɨ/ · frequency rank #16*
indica hipótese

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/sao-vs-se