# cite vs sight

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cite
*verb · IPA /saɪt/ · frequency rank #11,666*
To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.

### sight
*noun · IPA /saɪt/ · frequency rank #2,808*
The ability to see.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cite-vs-sight