sitevsSpitzeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#15,748
“site” frequency rank
#1,570
“Spitze” frequency rank
17318
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature site Spitze
Definition Stelle, Platz, Ort der oberste, schmal zulaufende Teil eines Gegenstandes oder einer Formation

Where the eye mixes site and Spitze

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

4 ch
site
6 ch
Spitze

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. site ([saɪt]) and Spitze ([ˈʃpɪt͡sə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17318, 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]. Spitze is at rank #1,570, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpɪt͡sə].

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 17318, this pair ranks #1,928,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of site vs Spitze

Shared letters: eist. Private to "site": -. Private to "Spitze": pz.

"site" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Spitze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • siteiste · ssite · stie
  • Spitzepsitze · siptze · spitez · spittze · spitzze · spizte · sppitze · sptize

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "site" and "Spitze" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([saɪt] versus [ˈʃpɪt͡sə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "site" or "Spitze"?
"Spitze" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,570 in our German list, against #15,748 for "site". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list