Which to use
“site” and “sole” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,488
- “site” frequency rank
- #33,849
- “sole” frequency rank
- 49337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | site | sole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Emplazamiento. | Sol |
Where the eye mixes site and sole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: site vs sole
A purely visual mix-up. site (/saɪt/) and sole (/ˈsole/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49337, 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/. sole is at rank #33,849, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsole/.
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 49337, this pair ranks #109,414 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of site vs sole
Shared letters: es. Private to "site": it. Private to "sole": lo.
"site" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "site" for "sole" ever safe?
Frequency check: "site" vs "sole" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "sole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,414 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "site" and "sole" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sila vs sole". 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 #109,414 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.