Which to use
“stell” is a verb and “Stille” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,077
- “stell” frequency rank
- #4,307
- “Stille” frequency rank
- 7384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stell | Stille |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stellen | die Abwesenheit von akustischen Signalen wie Lärm, Musik, Geräusch |
Where the eye mixes stell and Stille
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: stell vs Stille
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stell is [ʃtɛl] while Stille is [ˈʃtɪlə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stell is recorded at frequency rank #3,077, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtɛl]. 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 7384, this pair ranks #1,988,362 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stell vs Stille
Shared letters: elst. Private to "stell": -. Private to "Stille": i.
"stell" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Stille" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stell" for "Stille" ever safe?
Which is more common, "stell" or "Stille"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stell" 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 #1,988,362 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stell" and "Stille" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stilen vs Stille". 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 #1,988,362 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.