Which to use
“sided” is a verb and “sites” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,848
- “sided” frequency rank
- #1,878
- “sites” frequency rank
- 9726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sided | sites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of side | plural of site |
Where the eye mixes sided and sites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sided and sites
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sided is /ˈsaɪdɪd/ while sites is /saɪts/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sided is recorded at frequency rank #7,848, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈsaɪdɪd/. sites is at rank #1,878, 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 9726, this pair ranks #495,919 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sided vs sites
Shared letters: eis. Private to "sided": d. Private to "sites": t.
"sided" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "sites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sided" and "sites" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sided" vs "sites" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sided" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #495,919 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sided" and "sites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sided vs sifted". 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 #495,919 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.