Components
すみません is an exact match with one form of the following word:
すみません
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expression
1. excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry  (often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
2. thank you  (often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 2 (among the 1,500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 146,161 which gives a rank of 1,454
すみません is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 10,000 (about 72,900,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 1640
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
Example sentences:
すみません useful
Excuse me.
ただ
はな
すみません
I apologize that they’re just flowers.
すみません
こんげつ
今月
いそが
しい
ので
ことができません
I’m sorry, but I’m busy this month, so I can’t go.
済みません
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Reading : すみません   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 14,000 (about 48,100,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
サイ   finish   す to be finished   すます to be through with   
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セイ    equal   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ニ   ふた    ふた two   
stick   
ブン   モン    literature   ふみ a letter   
スイ   みず water   
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