Which to use
“Seiten” and “sites” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #641
- “Seiten” frequency rank
- #37,784
- “sites” frequency rank
- 38425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Seiten | sites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Seite | Plural des Substantivs site |
Where the eye mixes Seiten and sites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Seiten runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against sites's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Seiten vs sites
A purely visual mix-up. Seiten ([ˈzaɪ̯tn̩]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Seiten is recorded at frequency rank #641, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzaɪ̯tn̩]. 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 38425, this pair ranks #1,564,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Seiten vs sites
Shared letters: eist. Private to "Seiten": n. Private to "sites": -.
"Seiten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "sites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Seiten" for "sites" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Seiten" vs "sites" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Seiten" and "sites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Seiten" 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 #1,564,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Seiten" and "sites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sire vs sites". 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 #1,564,333 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.