Which to use
“sectes” and “sites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,570
- “sectes” frequency rank
- #1,403
- “sites” frequency rank
- 21973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sectes | sites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de secte. | Pluriel de site. |
Where the eye mixes sectes and sites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sectes vs sites
A purely visual mix-up. sectes (\sɛkt\) and sites (\sit\) 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 21973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sectes is recorded at frequency rank #20,570, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɛkt\. sites is at rank #1,403, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sit\.
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 21973, this pair ranks #360,453 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sectes vs sites
Shared letters: est. Private to "sectes": c. Private to "sites": i.
"sectes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sectes" and "sites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "sectes" or "sites" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sectes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #360,453 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sectes" and "sites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sectes vs socles". 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 #360,453 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.