Which to use
“site” and “sites” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,748
- “site” frequency rank
- #37,784
- “sites” frequency rank
- 53532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | site | sites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stelle, Platz, Ort | Plural des Substantivs site |
Where the eye mixes site and sites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: site vs sites
A purely visual mix-up. site ([saɪt]) 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 extra letter(s) - “site” sits inside “sites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53532, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
site is recorded at frequency rank #15,748, classified as anoun, pronounced [saɪt]. 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 53532, this pair ranks #1,054,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of site vs sites
Shared letters: eist. Private to "site": -. Private to "sites": -.
"site" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "site" for "sites" ever safe?
Frequency check: "site" vs "sites" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "site" 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 #1,054,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "site" 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 #1,054,279 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.