Which to use
“seitens” is a preposition and “sites” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,918
- “seitens” frequency rank
- #37,784
- “sites” frequency rank
- 41702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seitens | sites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf der Seite von …; von … aus | Plural des Substantivs site |
Where the eye mixes seitens and sites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. seitens runs 7 letters (CVVCVCC) against sites's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: seitens vs sites
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: seitens is [ˈzaɪ̯tn̩s] while sites is [saɪts]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seitens is recorded at frequency rank #3,918, classified as aprep, pronounced [ˈzaɪ̯tn̩s]. 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 41702, this pair ranks #1,471,620 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seitens vs sites
Shared letters: eist. Private to "seitens": n. Private to "sites": -.
"seitens" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "sites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "seitens" and "sites" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "seitens" or "sites" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "seitens" and "sites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "seitens" 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 #1,471,620 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seitens" 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 #1,471,620 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.