setsvssiteWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: sets is a verb, site is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sets” is a verb and “site” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,741
“sets” frequency rank
#15,748
“site” frequency rank
36489
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sets site
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs set Stelle, Platz, Ort

Letter map: sets vs site

Shared letters muted; letters that set sets and site apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
sets
4 ch
site

Grammar separator: sets vs site

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sets is averb and siteanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sets is recorded at frequency rank #20,741, classified as averb, pronounced […]. site is at rank #15,748, tagged as anoun, pronounced [saɪt].

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 36489, this pair ranks #1,614,332 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sets vs site

Shared letters: est. Private to "sets": -. Private to "site": i.

"sets" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "site" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • setsests · sest · setss · ssets · stes
  • siteiste · ssite · stie

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sets" and "site" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sets" is a verb and "site" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "sets" vs "site" - which ranks higher?
"site" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,748 in our German list, against #20,741 for "sets". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sets" and "site".

  • Full dictionary entry for "sets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "site" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,614,332 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sets" and "site" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sets". 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 #1,614,332 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