Which to use
“Stelle” is a noun and “stiller” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #525
- “Stelle” frequency rank
- #14,942
- “stiller” frequency rank
- 15467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stelle | stiller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | berufliche Anstellung; Arbeitsplatz | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs still |
Where the eye mixes Stelle and stiller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Stelle vs stiller
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stelle is [ˈʃtɛlə] while stiller is [ˈʃtɪlɐ]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stelle is recorded at frequency rank #525, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛlə]. stiller is at rank #14,942, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɪlɐ].
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 15467, this pair ranks #1,943,646 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stelle vs stiller
Shared letters: elst. Private to "Stelle": -. Private to "stiller": ir.
"Stelle" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "stiller" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Stelle" for "stiller" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Stelle" or "stiller"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stiller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,943,646 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stelle" and "stiller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stilen vs stiller". 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 #1,943,646 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.