Which to use
“siestes” and “sites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,049
- “siestes” frequency rank
- #1,403
- “sites” frequency rank
- 43452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | siestes | sites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de sieste. | Pluriel de site. |
Where the eye mixes siestes and sites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. siestes runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against sites's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: siestes vs sites
A purely visual mix-up. siestes (\sjɛst\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
siestes is recorded at frequency rank #42,049, classified as anoun, pronounced \sjɛst\. 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 43452, this pair ranks #217,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of siestes vs sites
Shared letters: eist. Private to "siestes": -. Private to "sites": -.
"siestes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "sites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "siestes" and "sites" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "siestes" vs "sites" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "siestes" and "sites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "siestes" 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 #217,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "siestes" and "sites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "siestes vs sisters". 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 #217,964 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.