sitesvssteConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#37,784
“sites” frequency rank
#25,778
“ste” frequency rank
63562
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sites ste
Definition Plural des Substantivs site 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs biti

Letter map: sites vs ste

Shared letters muted; letters that set sites and ste apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
sites
3 ch
ste

Grammar separator: sites vs ste

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sites is anoun and steaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sites is recorded at frequency rank #37,784, classified as anoun, pronounced [saɪts]. ste is at rank #25,778, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 63562, this pair ranks #672,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sites vs ste

Shared letters: est. Private to "sites": i. Private to "ste": -.

"sites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "ste" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sitesistes · siets · sitess · sitse · sittes · ssites · sties

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sites" and "ste" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sites" is a noun and "ste" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "sites" vs "ste" - which ranks higher?
"ste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,778 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

You've compared "sites" and "ste". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #672,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sites" and "ste" 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 #672,378 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