# sein vs semi

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### sein
*verb · IPA /zaɪ̯n/ · frequency rank #43,647*
ser, estar.

### semi
*verb · IPA /ˈsɛ.mi/. · frequency rank #4,431*
semear, plantar

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