Which to use
“sme” is a verb and “sua” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,334
- “sme” frequency rank
- #32
- “sua” frequency rank
- 40366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sme | sua |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť | que tem você como objeto |
Letter map: sme vs sua
Shared letters muted; letters that set sme and sua apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for sme / sua
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sme is averb and suaanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sme is recorded at frequency rank #40,334, classified as averb. sua is at rank #32, tagged as anadj.
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 40366, this pair ranks #25,753 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sme vs sua
Shared letters: s. Private to "sme": em. Private to "sua": au.
"sme" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "sua" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sme" for "sua" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sme" vs "sua" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sme" and "sua".
- Full dictionary entry for "sme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,753 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sme" and "sua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs sme". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #25,753 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.