sievsSriConfusable pair

Quick tell: sie is a pronoun, Sri is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sie” is a pronoun and “Sri” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,788
“sie” frequency rank
#9,109
“Sri” frequency rank
49897
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sie Sri
Definition ela, pronome pessoal feminino do caso nominativo da terceira pessoa do singular: título honorífico adicionado na frente de nomes de metres religiosos, sobretudo da Índia ou de práticas indianas, como o yoga; senhor, mestre

Letter map: sie vs Sri

Shared letters muted; letters that set sie and Sri apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
sie
3 ch
Sri

Part-of-speech tell for sie / Sri

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sie is apronoun and Srianoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49897, 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 ?). Sri is at rank #9,109, 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 49897, this pair ranks #15,094 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sie vs Sri

Shared letters: is. Private to "sie": e. Private to "Sri": r.

"sie" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "Sri" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "sie" for "Sri" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sie" is a pronoun and "Sri" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sie" or "Sri"?
"Sri" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,109 in our Portuguese list, against #40,788 for "sie". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "sie" vs "Sri" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Sri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #15,094 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sie" and "Sri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs sie". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #15,094 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list