savevssmeConfusable pair

Quick tell: save is a noun, sme is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“save” is a noun and “sme” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,556
“save” frequency rank
#40,334
“sme” frequency rank
52890
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature save sme
Definition conjunto de dados que grava o avanço do videojogador num videojogo e que é empregado para retornar para etapa até então alcançada dentro de videojogo primeira pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť

Letter map: save vs sme

Shared letters muted; letters that set save and sme apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
save
3 ch
sme

Grammar separator: save vs sme

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: save is anoun and smeaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

save is recorded at frequency rank #12,556, classified as anoun. 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 52890, this pair ranks #12,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of save vs sme

Shared letters: es. Private to "save": av. Private to "sme": m.

"save" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "sme" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • saveasve · saev · savve · ssave · svae

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "save" and "sme" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "save" is a noun and "sme" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "save" vs "sme" - which ranks higher?
"save" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,556 in our Portuguese list, against #40,334 for "sme". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "save" vs "sme" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "save" 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 #12,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "save" 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 #12,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list