Which to use
“site” and “sitio” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,488
- “site” frequency rank
- #439
- “sitio” frequency rank
- 15927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | site | sitio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Emplazamiento. | Una posición. |
Where the eye mixes site and sitio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: site vs sitio
A purely visual mix-up. site (/saɪt/) and sitio ([ˈsit̪jo]) 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 15927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
site is recorded at frequency rank #15,488, classified as anoun, pronounced /saɪt/. sitio is at rank #439, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsit̪jo].
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 15927, this pair ranks #278,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of site vs sitio
Shared letters: ist. Private to "site": e. Private to "sitio": o.
"site" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sitio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "site" and "sitio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "site" or "sitio"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "site" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sitio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "site" and "sitio" 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 #278,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.