# se vs sem

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### sem
*preposition · IPA /sɐ̃j̃/ · frequency rank #69*
indicativa de carência ou ausência

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