Which to use
“sem” is a preposition and “she” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #69
- “sem” frequency rank
- #8,962
- “she” frequency rank
- 9031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sem | she |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | indicativa de carência ou ausência | caso nominativo da terceira pessoa feminina do singular, ela. |
Letter map: sem vs she
Shared letters muted; letters that set sem and she apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for sem / she
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sem is apreposition and sheapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sem is recorded at frequency rank #69, classified as aprep, pronounced /sɐ̃j̃/. she is at rank #8,962, tagged as apron.
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 9031, this pair ranks #64,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sem vs she
Shared letters: es. Private to "sem": m. Private to "she": h.
"sem" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "she" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sem" and "she" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sem" or "she"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sem" and "she".
- Full dictionary entry for "sem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "she" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sem" and "she" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs she". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #64,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.