sitio
[ˈsit̪jo]
The verdict
“sitio” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #439. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #439
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,169
- “S” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Una posición.
Corpus desk
Index ES-sitio · sitio · Spanish
sitio · rank #439 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #439
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,169
- PHOTO-FINISH salud
Nearest frequency peer: salud (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “sitio”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- policía
policía
99,565 corpus weight
- queda
queda
99,564 corpus weight
- salud
salud
99,563 corpus weight
- sitio
sitio
99,562 corpus weight
- tomar
tomar
99,561 corpus weight
- tuvo
tuvo
99,560 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “sitio” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sitio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsit̪jo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #439 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sitio” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around sitio (IPA [ˈsit̪jo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #439 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for sitio, with forms such as "citio", "istio", and "siito". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sto", "soto", "sito", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is sitio, spelled S-I-T-I-O.
Definition
- 1Una posición.
- 2Una parte o región de un país.
- 3Una casa u hogar de alguien.
- 4Acción o efecto de sitiar.
- 5Dirección de una página web.
- 6Terreno baldío, eriazo, generalmente en espera de que se construya alguna vivienda en él.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- citio
- istio
- siito
- sitoi
- sittio
- ssitio
- stiio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sitio - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sitio", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "sitio". Here's where to go from here.
- "sitio" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "sto". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #439 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.