sitesvsSuitenWhich spelling fits?

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

#37,784
“sites” frequency rank
#39,057
“Suiten” frequency rank
76841
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sites Suiten
Definition Plural des Substantivs site Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Suite

Where the eye mixes sites and Suiten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sites runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Suiten's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
sites
6 ch
Suiten

Visual trap between sites and Suiten

A purely visual mix-up. sites ([saɪts]) and Suiten ([ˈsu̯iːtn̩]) 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 76841, 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]. Suiten is at rank #39,057, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsu̯iːtn̩].

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 76841, this pair ranks #274,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sites vs Suiten

Shared letters: eist. Private to "sites": -. Private to "Suiten": nu.

"sites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Suiten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sites ← istes · siets · sitess · sitse · sittes · ssites · sties
  • Suiten ← siuten · ssuiten · suietn · suitenn · suitne · suitten · sutien · usiten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sites" and "Suiten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([saɪts] versus [ˈsu̯iːtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sites" or "Suiten"?
"sites" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,784 in our German list, against #39,057 for "Suiten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Suiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #274,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sites" and "Suiten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stilen vs Suiten". 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 #274,468 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