SiegesvssitesWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#19,715
“Sieges” frequency rank
#37,784
“sites” frequency rank
57499
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sieges sites
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Sieg Plural des Substantivs site

Where the eye mixes Sieges and sites

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Sieges
5 ch
sites

Visual trap between Sieges and sites

A purely visual mix-up. Sieges ([ˈziːɡəs]) 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 57499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Sieges is recorded at frequency rank #19,715, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈziːɡəs]. 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 57499, this pair ranks #898,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Sieges vs sites

Shared letters: eis. Private to "Sieges": g. Private to "sites": t.

"Sieges" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "sites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Siegesiseges · seiges · sieegs · siegess · siegges · siegse · sigees · ssieges
  • sitesistes · siets · sitess · sitse · sittes · ssites · sties

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Sieges" and "sites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈziːɡəs] versus [saɪts]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Sieges" vs "sites" - which ranks higher?
"Sieges" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,715 in our German list, against #37,784 for "sites". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Sieges" 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 #898,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Sieges" 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 #898,998 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