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.
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
- sites ← istes · siets · sitess · sitse · sittes · ssites · sties
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sites" and "ste" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sites" vs "ste" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- 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.