Which to use
“sme” is a verb and “som” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,334
- “sme” frequency rank
- #1,134
- “som” frequency rank
- 41468
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sme | som |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť | onda longitudinal transmitida pela matéria e que podemos ouvir (geralmente entre 20Hz e 20kHz): |
Letter map: sme vs som
Shared letters muted; letters that set sme and som apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for sme / som
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sme is averb and somanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41468, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sme is recorded at frequency rank #40,334, classified as averb. som is at rank #1,134, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsõ/.
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 41468, this pair ranks #24,453 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sme vs som
Shared letters: ms. Private to "sme": e. Private to "som": o.
"sme" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "som" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sme" for "som" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sme" vs "som" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "sme" and "som". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "sme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "som" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,453 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sme" and "som" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs sme". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #24,453 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.