Which to use
“Website” and “Websites” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,216
- “Website” frequency rank
- #14,991
- “Websites” frequency rank
- 16207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Website | Websites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesamtheit aller unter einer Domain stehenden Webseiten | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Website |
Where the eye mixes Website and Websites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Website vs Websites
A purely visual mix-up. Website ([ˈvɛpˌsaɪ̯t]) and Websites ([ˈvɛpsaɪ̯t͡s]) 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) - “Website” sits inside “Websites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Website is recorded at frequency rank #1,216, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛpˌsaɪ̯t]. Websites is at rank #14,991, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛpsaɪ̯t͡s].
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 16207, this pair ranks #1,937,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Website vs Websites
Shared letters: beistw. Private to "Website": -. Private to "Websites": -.
"Website" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "Websites" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Website" and "Websites" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Website" or "Websites" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Website" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Websites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,937,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Website" and "Websites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Websites vs weites". 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 #1,937,713 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.