Which to use
“sie” is a pronoun and “sito” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,788
- “sie” frequency rank
- #30,723
- “sito” frequency rank
- 71511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sie | sito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ela, pronome pessoal feminino do caso nominativo da terceira pessoa do singular: | situado |
Letter map: sie vs sito
Shared letters muted; letters that set sie and sito apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. sie runs 3 letters (CVV) against sito's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - sie and sito
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sie is apronoun and sitoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sie is recorded at frequency rank #40,788, classified as apron, pronounced /zi:/ ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?). sito is at rank #30,723, tagged as anadj.
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 71511, this pair ranks #3,314 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sie vs sito
Shared letters: is. Private to "sie": e. Private to "sito": ot.
"sie" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "sito" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sito ← siot · sitto · ssito · stio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sie" for "sito" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sie" or "sito" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "sie" vs "sito" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,314 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sie" and "sito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs sie". 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 #3,314 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.