Which to use
“sister” and “sites” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,816
- “sister” frequency rank
- #37,784
- “sites” frequency rank
- 71600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sister | sites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliches Geschwisterkind | Plural des Substantivs site |
Where the eye mixes sister and sites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sister runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against sites's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sister and sites
A purely visual mix-up. sister ([ˈsɪstə(r)]) 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 71600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sister is recorded at frequency rank #33,816, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsɪstə(r)]. 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 71600, this pair ranks #412,169 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sister vs sites
Shared letters: eist. Private to "sister": r. Private to "sites": -.
"sister" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sister" for "sites" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "sister" or "sites" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sister" 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 #412,169 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sister" 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 #412,169 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.