Which to use
“sme” is a verb and “step” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,334
- “sme” frequency rank
- #16,178
- “step” frequency rank
- 56512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sme | step |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť | passo |
Letter map: sme vs step
Shared letters muted; letters that set sme and step apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for sme / step
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sme is averb and stepanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sme is recorded at frequency rank #40,334, classified as averb. step is at rank #16,178, 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 56512, this pair ranks #9,918 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sme vs step
Shared letters: es. Private to "sme": m. Private to "step": pt.
"sme" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "step" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- step ← setp · sstep · stepp · stpe · sttep · tsep
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sme" and "step" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sme" or "step" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "sme" and "step". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "sme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "step" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,918 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sme" and "step" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs sme". 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 #9,918 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.