Which to use
“sei” is an intj and “sme” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #118
- “sei” frequency rank
- #40,334
- “sme” frequency rank
- 40452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sei | sme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa que aquilo ouvido que foi dito ou afirmado por alguém não é tomado como sendo a verdade | primeira pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť |
Letter map: sei vs sme
Shared letters muted; letters that set sei and sme apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for sei / sme
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sei is anintj and smeaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sei is recorded at frequency rank #118, classified as anintj. 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 40452, this pair ranks #25,664 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sei vs sme
Shared letters: es. Private to "sei": i. Private to "sme": m.
"sei" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "sme" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sei" and "sme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sei" or "sme" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "sei" vs "sme" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sei" 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 #25,664 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sei" and "sme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs sme". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #25,664 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.