Which to use
“shire” and “site” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,114
- “shire” frequency rank
- #301
- “site” frequency rank
- 48415
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shire | site |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | condado | ver saite, sítio |
Where the eye mixes shire and site
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between shire and site
A purely visual mix-up. shire (/ʃaɪə(ɹ)/) and site (/ˈsaj.ʧi/) 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 48415, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shire is recorded at frequency rank #48,114, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃaɪə(ɹ)/. site is at rank #301, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsaj.ʧi/.
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 48415, this pair ranks #16,754 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of shire vs site
Shared letters: eis. Private to "shire": hr. Private to "site": t.
"shire" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "site" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "shire" and "site" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "shire" or "site" 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 "shire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "site" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,754 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shire" and "site" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shire vs sire". 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 #16,754 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.