sitovsstaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“sito” and “sta” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,601
“sito” frequency rank
#14,015
“sta” frequency rank
37616
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sito sta
Definition Que se encuentra ubicado, localizado o fundado. Forma del femenino de sto: «esta».

Where the eye mixes sito and sta

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
sito
3 ch
sta

Look-alike desk: sito vs sta

A purely visual mix-up. sito ([ˈsit̪o]) and sta (/ˈsta/) 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 37616, 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]. sta is at rank #14,015, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈsta/.

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 37616, this pair ranks #174,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sito vs sta

Shared letters: st. Private to "sito": io. Private to "sta": a.

"sito" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "sta" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sitocito · isto · siot · sitto · ssito · stio

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sito" and "sta" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈsit̪o] versus /ˈsta/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sito" or "sta" show up more?
"sta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,015 in our Spanish list, against #23,601 for "sito". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "sito" and "sta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #174,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sito" and "sta" 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 #174,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list