Which to use
“sifted” is an adjective and “sites” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,049
- “sifted” frequency rank
- #1,878
- “sites” frequency rank
- 50927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sifted | sites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having undergone sifting. | plural of site |
Letter map: sifted vs sites
Shared letters muted; letters that set sifted and sites apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. sifted runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against sites's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: sifted vs sites
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sifted is anadjective and sitesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sifted is recorded at frequency rank #49,049, classified as anadj. 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 50927, this pair ranks #169,934 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sifted vs sites
Shared letters: eist. Private to "sifted": df. Private to "sites": -.
"sifted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sifted" and "sites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
Pair "sifted" vs "sites" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sifted" 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 #169,934 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sifted" and "sites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sifted vs stilted". 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 #169,934 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.