Which to use
“sete” is a num and “sme” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #858
- “sete” frequency rank
- #40,334
- “sme” frequency rank
- 41192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sete | sme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha sete elementos distintos; número equivalente a seis mais um, representado pelo símbolo 7 em algarismos arábicos ou VII/vii em algarismos romanos | primeira pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť |
Letter map: sete vs sme
Shared letters muted; letters that set sete and sme apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - sete and sme
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sete is anum and smeaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41192, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sete is recorded at frequency rank #858, classified as anum, pronounced /ˈsɛ.tʃi/, /ˈsɛ.ti/. 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 41192, this pair ranks #24,776 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sete vs sme
Shared letters: es. Private to "sete": t. Private to "sme": m.
"sete" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sme" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sete ← seet · sette · ssete · stee
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sete" and "sme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sete" or "sme" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "sete" and "sme". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "sete" 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 #24,776 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sete" and "sme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs sme". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #24,776 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.