Which to use
“sister” and “site” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,296
- “sister” frequency rank
- #15,488
- “site” frequency rank
- 51784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sister | site |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hermana. | Emplazamiento. |
Where the eye mixes sister and site
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sister runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against site's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sister vs site
A purely visual mix-up. sister (/ˈsɪs.tə/) and site (/saɪt/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sister is recorded at frequency rank #36,296, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɪs.tə/. site is at rank #15,488, tagged as anoun, pronounced /saɪt/.
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 51784, this pair ranks #96,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sister vs site
Shared letters: eist. Private to "sister": r. Private to "site": -.
"sister" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "site" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sister" and "site" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sister" vs "site" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sister" and "site" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sister" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "site" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sister" and "site" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "site vs stem". 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 #96,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.