Which to use
“sim” is an adverb and “skin” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #147
- “sim” frequency rank
- #18,716
- “skin” frequency rank
- 18863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sim | skin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | exprime afirmação, acordo, aprovação, permissão ou consentimento | pele |
Where the eye mixes sim and skin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sim and skin
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sim is /ˈsĩ/ while skin is /ˈskin/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sim is recorded at frequency rank #147, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈsĩ/. skin is at rank #18,716, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈskin/.
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 18863, this pair ranks #52,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sim vs skin
Shared letters: is. Private to "sim": m. Private to "skin": kn.
"sim" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "skin" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- skin ← ksin · sikn · skinn · skkin · skni · sskin
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sim" and "skin" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sim" vs "skin" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sim" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "skin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sim" and "skin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "skin vs slip". 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 #52,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.