Which to use
“cine” and “cites” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,614
- “cine” frequency rank
- #12,742
- “cites” frequency rank
- 53356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cine | cites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cinefilm | plural of cite |
Where the eye mixes cine and cites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cine runs 4 letters (CVCV) against cites's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cine vs cites
A purely visual mix-up. cine (/ˈsɪni/) and cites (/saɪts/) 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 53356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cine is recorded at frequency rank #40,614, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɪni/. cites is at rank #12,742, tagged as anoun, pronounced /saɪts/.
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 53356, this pair ranks #149,672 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cine vs cites
Shared letters: cei. Private to "cine": n. Private to "cites": st.
"cine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cine" for "cites" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cine" vs "cites" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cine" and "cites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,672 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cine" and "cites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cine vs cuny". 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 #149,672 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.