situs

/ˈsaɪtəs/

//ˈsaɪtəs// noun

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"situs" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“situs” is uncommon English (frequency #95,420 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,420
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The position, especially the usual, normal position, of a body part or part of a plant.

Corpus desk

Index EN-situs · situs · English

situs · rank #95,420 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,420
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sixfold

Nearest frequency peer: sixfold (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “situs”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “situs” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for situs
PropertyValue
Headwordsitus
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsaɪtəs/
Letters5
Frequency rank#95,420
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “situs” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).situsfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “sixfold” (#95,421), “slacken” (#95,423), “slapdash” (#95,424). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “situs” is #95,420. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

situs is uncommon English at frequency #95,420 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsaɪtəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for situs in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin situs (“position, site”). Doublet of site and sitio. The correct English form is situs, spelled S-I-T-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The position, especially the usual, normal position, of a body part or part of a plant.
  2. 2
    The method in which the parts of a plant are arranged.
  3. 3
    The location of a property as used for taxation or other legal purposes.
  4. 4
    The portion of an address comprising the street number and the street name, such as 3912 Park Drive.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin situs (“position, site”). Doublet of site and sitio.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "situs"?
"situs" is spelled S-I-T-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsaɪtəs/.
What does "situs" mean?
As a noun, "situs" means: The position, especially the usual, normal position, of a body part or part of a plant.
How do you pronounce "situs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "situs" is /ˈsaɪtəs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "situs"?
Borrowed from Latin situs (“position, site”). Doublet of site and sitio. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "situs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sidle#95,414Spohr#95,441sedum#95,390Teale#95,501

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list