Citing or siting?
citing is a noun meaning “Citation”; siting is a noun meaning “The act of finding a site for something”. They sound the same (/ˈsaɪtɪŋ/). In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) citing is about 18 times as common as siting.
What is the difference between citing and siting?
| citing | siting | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun, verb | noun, verb |
| Meaning | Citation | The act of finding a site for something |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | citings | sitings |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsaɪtɪŋ/ [ˈsaɪ̯ɾɪŋ] | /ˈsaɪtɪŋ/ |
| In writing | 8.7 times per million words | about once in every 2 million words |
Sources: citing and siting in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of citing and siting
citing
- 1
Citation
siting
- 1
The act of finding a site for something
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, citing or siting?
citing appears 8.7 times per million words; siting about once in every 2 million words.
citing 8.7 times per million wordssiting about once in every 2 million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).