Which to use
“sie” is a pronoun and “ste” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,788
- “sie” frequency rank
- #36,242
- “ste” frequency rank
- 77030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sie | ste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ela, pronome pessoal feminino do caso nominativo da terceira pessoa do singular: | segunda pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť |
Letter map: sie vs ste
Shared letters muted; letters that set sie and ste apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for sie / ste
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sie is apronoun and steaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - i in “sie” becomes t in “ste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77030, 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 ?). ste is at rank #36,242, 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 77030, this pair ranks #1,976 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sie vs ste
Shared letters: es. Private to "sie": i. Private to "ste": t.
"sie" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "ste" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sie" and "ste" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sie" vs "ste" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sie" and "ste".
- Full dictionary entry for "sie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,976 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sie" and "ste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs sie". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,976 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.