Which to use
“sim” is an adverb and “sire” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #147
- “sim” frequency rank
- #48,121
- “sire” frequency rank
- 48268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sim | sire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | exprime afirmação, acordo, aprovação, permissão ou consentimento | senhor (como forma de tratamento a alguém superior) |
Letter map: sim vs sire
Shared letters muted; letters that set sim and sire apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - sim and sire
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sim is anadverb and sireanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sim is recorded at frequency rank #147, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈsĩ/. 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 48268, this pair ranks #16,918 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sim vs sire
Shared letters: is. Private to "sim": m. Private to "sire": er.
"sim" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "sire" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sire ← isre · sier · sirre · srie · ssire
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sim" and "sire" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sim" vs "sire" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sim" and "sire".
- Full dictionary entry for "sim" 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 #16,918 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sim" 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 #16,918 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.