Which to use
“sitio” and “sitios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #439
- “sitio” frequency rank
- #1,831
- “sitios” frequency rank
- 2270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sitio | sitios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Una posición. | Forma del plural de sitio. |
Where the eye mixes sitio and sitios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sitio and sitios
A purely visual mix-up. sitio ([ˈsit̪jo]) and sitios ([ˈsit̪jos]) 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 extra letter(s) - “sitio” sits inside “sitios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sitio is recorded at frequency rank #439, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsit̪jo]. sitios is at rank #1,831, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsit̪jos].
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 2270, this pair ranks #320,652 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sitio vs sitios
Shared letters: iost. Private to "sitio": -. Private to "sitios": -.
"sitio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "sitios" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sitio" for "sitios" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sitio" vs "sitios" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sitio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sitios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,652 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sitio" and "sitios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sitiado vs sitio". 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 #320,652 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.