Which to use
“Ställen” is a noun and “stilles” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,054
- “Ställen” frequency rank
- #30,790
- “stilles” frequency rank
- 69844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ställen | stilles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stall | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs still |
Where the eye mixes Ställen and stilles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Ställen and stilles follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Ställen and stilles
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ställen is [ˈʃtɛlən] while stilles is [ˈʃtɪləs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ställen is recorded at frequency rank #39,054, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛlən]. stilles is at rank #30,790, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɪləs].
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 69844, this pair ranks #464,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Ställen vs stilles
Shared letters: elst. Private to "Ställen": nä. Private to "stilles": i.
"Ställen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stilles" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stilles ← sitlles · sstilles · stilels · stilless · stillse · stliles · sttilles · tsilles
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Ställen" and "stilles" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Ställen" vs "stilles" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Ställen" and "stilles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ställen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stilles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #464,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ställen" and "stilles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ställen vs Stilen". 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 #464,252 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.