SaitevssitesTell them apart

Which to use

“Saite” and “sites” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,603
“Saite” frequency rank
#37,784
“sites” frequency rank
77387
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Saite sites
Definition dünner, straffer Strang, meist angefertigt aus Därmen von Tieren, Pflanzenfasern oder Kunststoff Plural des Substantivs site

Where the eye mixes Saite and sites

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Saite (CVVCV) and sites (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
Saite
5 ch
sites

Look-alike desk: Saite vs sites

A purely visual mix-up. Saite ([ˈzaɪ̯tə]) and sites ([saɪts]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Saite is recorded at frequency rank #39,603, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzaɪ̯tə]. sites is at rank #37,784, tagged as anoun, pronounced [saɪts].

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 77387, this pair ranks #261,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Saite vs sites

Shared letters: eist. Private to "Saite": a. Private to "sites": -.

"Saite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "sites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Saite ← asite · saiet · saitte · satie · siate · ssaite
  • sites ← istes · siets · sitess · sitse · sittes · ssites · sties

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Saite" and "sites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈzaɪ̯tə] versus [saɪts]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Saite" vs "sites" - which ranks higher?
"sites" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,784 in our German list, against #39,603 for "Saite". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Saite" and "sites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Saite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #261,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Saite" and "sites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Saite vs Sire". 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 #261,860 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list