Which to use
“gestellt” and “gestillt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #880
- “gestellt” frequency rank
- #28,683
- “gestillt” frequency rank
- 29563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestellt | gestillt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stellen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stillen |
Where the eye mixes gestellt and gestillt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gestellt and gestillt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gestellt vs gestillt
A purely visual mix-up. gestellt ([ɡəˈʃtɛlt]) 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 a single letter - e in “gestellt” becomes i in “gestillt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gestellt is recorded at frequency rank #880, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtɛlt]. 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 29563, this pair ranks #1,764,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gestellt vs gestillt
Shared letters: eglst. Private to "gestellt": -. Private to "gestillt": i.
"gestellt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "gestillt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gestellt" for "gestillt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gestellt" or "gestillt" 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 "gestellt" 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 #1,764,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestellt" and "gestillt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekillt vs gestillt". 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 #1,764,510 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.