Which to use
“she” is a pronoun and “sim” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,962
- “she” frequency rank
- #147
- “sim” frequency rank
- 9109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | she | sim |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caso nominativo da terceira pessoa feminina do singular, ela. | exprime afirmação, acordo, aprovação, permissão ou consentimento |
Letter map: she vs sim
Shared letters muted; letters that set she and sim apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - she and sim
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: she is apronoun and simanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
she is recorded at frequency rank #8,962, classified as apron. sim is at rank #147, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈsĩ/.
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 9109, this pair ranks #64,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of she vs sim
Shared letters: s. Private to "she": eh. Private to "sim": im.
"she" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "sim" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "she" for "sim" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "she" or "sim" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "she" and "sim".
- Full dictionary entry for "she" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sim" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "she" and "sim" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs she". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #64,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.