Which to use
“sei” is an intj and “ste” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #118
- “sei” frequency rank
- #36,242
- “ste” frequency rank
- 36360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sei | ste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa que aquilo ouvido que foi dito ou afirmado por alguém não é tomado como sendo a verdade | segunda pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť |
Letter map: sei vs ste
Shared letters muted; letters that set sei and ste apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for sei / ste
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sei is anintj and steaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sei is recorded at frequency rank #118, classified as anintj. ste is at rank #36,242, 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 36360, this pair ranks #30,483 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sei vs ste
Shared letters: es. Private to "sei": i. Private to "ste": t.
"sei" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "ste" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sei" for "ste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sei" vs "ste" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sei" and "ste".
- Full dictionary entry for "sei" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,483 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sei" and "ste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs ste". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #30,483 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.