Which to use
“sito” is an adjective and “sólo” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,601
- “sito” frequency rank
- #127
- “sólo” frequency rank
- 23728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sito | sólo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que se encuentra ubicado, localizado o fundado. | Grafía alternativa de solo (adverbio). Cada vez que deba entenderse como equivalente de solamente y sea posible la confusión con el adjetivo homónimo, es optativo tildar la palabra para desambiguar. |
Where the eye mixes sito and sólo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sito vs sólo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sito is [ˈsit̪o] while sólo is [ˈsolo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sito is recorded at frequency rank #23,601, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈsit̪o]. sólo is at rank #127, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈsolo].
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 23728, this pair ranks #244,423 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sito vs sólo
Shared letters: os. Private to "sito": it. Private to "sólo": ló.
"sito" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sólo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sito ← cito · isto · siot · sitto · ssito · stio
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sito" and "sólo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sito" or "sólo"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sólo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,423 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sito" and "sólo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sila vs sito". 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 #244,423 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.