gekilltvsgestilltConfusable pair

Which to use

“gekillt” and “gestillt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,201
“gekillt” frequency rank
#28,683
“gestillt” frequency rank
63884
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gekillt gestillt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs killen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stillen

Where the eye mixes gekillt and gestillt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
gekillt
8 ch
gestillt

Look-alike desk: gekillt vs gestillt

A purely visual mix-up. gekillt ([ɡəˈkɪlt]) and gestillt ([ɡəˈʃtɪlt]) 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 63884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gekillt is recorded at frequency rank #35,201, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈkɪlt]. gestillt is at rank #28,683, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtɪlt].

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 63884, this pair ranks #660,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gekillt vs gestillt

Shared letters: egilt. Private to "gekillt": k. Private to "gestillt": s.

"gekillt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "gestillt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gekilltegkillt · geikllt · gekilltt · gekilt · gekiltl · gekkillt · geklilt · ggekillt
  • gestilltegstillt · gesitllt · gesstillt · gestilltt · gestilt · gestiltl · gestlilt · gesttillt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gekillt" for "gestillt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈkɪlt] versus [ɡəˈʃtɪlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gekillt" or "gestillt"?
"gestillt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,683 in our German list, against #35,201 for "gekillt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "gekillt" and "gestillt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gekillt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gestillt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #660,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gekillt" and "gestillt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekifft vs gekillt". 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 #660,952 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list