site web

\sit wɛb\

/\sit wɛb\/ noun

The verdict

“site web” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensemble de pages web hyperliées entre elles et mises en ligne à une adresse web.

Corpus desk

Index FR-site-web · site web · French

site web · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for site web
PropertyValue
Headwordsite web
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sit wɛb\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « site web » en français

site webn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

site web is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sit wɛb\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensemble de pages web hyperliées entre elles et mises en ligne à une adresse web.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for site web, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is site web, spelled S-I-T-E- -W-E-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble de pages web hyperliées entre elles et mises en ligne à une adresse web.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how site web appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Je suis en train d’étudier le langage HTML pour concevoir mon site web perso.

Synonyms

site de la toilesite sur la toile

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "site web"?
"site web" is spelled S-I-T-E- -W-E-B. The IPA pronunciation is \sit wɛb\.
What does "site web" mean?
As a noun, "site web" means: Ensemble de pages web hyperliées entre elles et mises en ligne à une adresse web.
How do you pronounce "site web"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "site web" is \sit wɛb\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "site web" come from?
"site web" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list