StällevsStilleConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#34,926
“Ställe” frequency rank
#4,307
“Stille” frequency rank
39233
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ställe Stille
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stall die Abwesenheit von akustischen Signalen wie Lärm, Musik, Geräusch

Where the eye mixes Ställe and Stille

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Ställe and Stille follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
Ställe
6 ch
Stille

Look-alike desk: Ställe vs Stille

A purely visual mix-up. Ställe ([ˈʃtɛlə]) and Stille ([ˈʃtɪlə]) 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 - ä in “Ställe” becomes i in “Stille”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ställe is recorded at frequency rank #34,926, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛlə]. Stille is at rank #4,307, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɪlə].

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 39233, this pair ranks #1,542,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Ställe vs Stille

Shared letters: elst. Private to "Ställe": ä. Private to "Stille": i.

"Ställe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "Stille" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stille ← sitlle · sstille · stilel · stlile · sttille · tsille

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Ställe" and "Stille" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtɛlə] versus [ˈʃtɪlə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Ställe" vs "Stille" - which ranks higher?
"Stille" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,307 in our German list, against #34,926 for "Ställe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ställe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stille" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,542,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ställe" and "Stille" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ställe vs staune". 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 #1,542,382 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