Which to use
“sie” is a pronoun and “sire” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,788
- “sie” frequency rank
- #48,121
- “sire” frequency rank
- 88909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sie | sire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ela, pronome pessoal feminino do caso nominativo da terceira pessoa do singular: | senhor (como forma de tratamento a alguém superior) |
Letter map: sie vs sire
Shared letters muted; letters that set sie and sire apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. sie runs 3 letters (CVV) against sire's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: sie vs sire
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sie is apronoun and sireanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sie is recorded at frequency rank #40,788, classified as apron, pronounced /zi:/ ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?). sire is at rank #48,121, tagged as anoun.
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 88909, this pair ranks #366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sie vs sire
Shared letters: eis. Private to "sie": -. Private to "sire": r.
"sie" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "sire" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sire ← isre · sier · sirre · srie · ssire
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sie" for "sire" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sie" or "sire"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sie" and "sire".
- Full dictionary entry for "sie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sie" and "sire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shire vs sire". 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 #366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.