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

#17,418
“stabiler” frequency rank
#27,500
“stabiles” frequency rank
44918
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stabiler stabiles
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stabil Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stabil

Where the eye mixes stabiler and stabiles

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
stabiler
8 ch
stabiles

Visual trap between stabiler and stabiles

A purely visual mix-up. stabiler ([ʃtaˈbiːlɐ]) and stabiles ([ʃtaˈbiːləs]) 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 - r in “stabiler” becomes s in “stabiles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stabiler is recorded at frequency rank #17,418, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃtaˈbiːlɐ]. stabiles is at rank #27,500, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃtaˈbiːləs].

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 44918, this pair ranks #1,370,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of stabiler vs stabiles

Shared letters: abeilst. Private to "stabiler": r. Private to "stabiles": -.

"stabiler" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "stabiles" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stabilersatbiler · sstabiler · stabbiler · stabielr · stabilerr · stabiller · stabilre · stablier
  • stabilessatbiles · sstabiles · stabbiles · stabiels · stabiless · stabilles · stabilse · stablies

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "stabiler" and "stabiles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʃtaˈbiːlɐ] versus [ʃtaˈbiːləs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "stabiler" vs "stabiles" - which ranks higher?
"stabiler" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,418 in our German list, against #27,500 for "stabiles". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "stabiler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stabiles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,370,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stabiler" and "stabiles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stabiles vs Stiles". 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 #1,370,437 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