# sine vs site

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sine
*noun · IPA /saɪn/ · frequency rank #25,577*
In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse.

### site
*noun · IPA /saɪt/ · frequency rank #613*
The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position

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