Which to use
“site” and “state” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #613
- “site” frequency rank
- #163
- “state” frequency rank
- 776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | site | state |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position | A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time. |
Where the eye mixes site and state
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. site (/saɪt/) and state (/steɪt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
site is recorded at frequency rank #613, classified as anoun, pronounced /saɪt/. state is at rank #163, tagged as anoun, pronounced /steɪt/.
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 776, this pair ranks #528,804 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of site vs state
Shared letters: est. Private to "site": i. Private to "state": a.
"site" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "state" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV