gestilltvsgestimmtConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#28,683
“gestillt” frequency rank
#9,557
“gestimmt” frequency rank
38240
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gestillt gestimmt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stillen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stimmen

Where the eye mixes gestillt and gestimmt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gestillt and gestimmt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
gestillt
8 ch
gestimmt

Look-alike desk: gestillt vs gestimmt

A purely visual mix-up. gestillt ([ɡəˈʃtɪlt]) and gestimmt ([ɡəˈʃtɪmt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38240, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gestillt is recorded at frequency rank #28,683, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtɪlt]. gestimmt is at rank #9,557, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtɪmt].

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 38240, this pair ranks #1,569,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gestillt vs gestimmt

Shared letters: egist. Private to "gestillt": l. Private to "gestimmt": m.

"gestillt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC  ·  "gestimmt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gestillt ← egstillt · gesitllt · gesstillt · gestilltt · gestilt · gestiltl · gestlilt · gesttillt
  • gestimmt ← egstimmt · gesitmmt · gesstimmt · gestimmtt · gestimt · gestimtm · gestmimt · gesttimmt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gestillt" for "gestimmt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʃtɪlt] versus [ɡəˈʃtɪmt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gestillt" or "gestimmt"?
"gestimmt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,557 in our German list, against #28,683 for "gestillt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "gestillt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gestimmt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,569,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gestillt" and "gestimmt" 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 #1,569,136 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