# sem vs Sven

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Sven
*noun · IPA /svɛn/ · frequency rank #24,467*
prenome sueco comum

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