Which to use
“stellten” and “stillen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,389
- “stellten” frequency rank
- #7,235
- “stillen” frequency rank
- 11624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stellten | stillen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs stellen | etwas (meist Bedürfnisse) beruhigen, abschwächen |
Where the eye mixes stellten and stillen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. stellten runs 8 letters (CCVCCCVC) against stillen's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses stellten with stillen
A purely visual mix-up. stellten ([ˈʃtɛltn̩]) and stillen ([ˈʃtɪlən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stellten is recorded at frequency rank #4,389, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɛltn̩]. stillen is at rank #7,235, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɪlən].
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 11624, this pair ranks #1,968,848 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stellten vs stillen
Shared letters: elnst. Private to "stellten": -. Private to "stillen": i.
"stellten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "stillen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stellten" for "stillen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "stellten" or "stillen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "stellten" and "stillen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stellten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stillen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,848 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stellten" and "stillen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stilen vs stillen". 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 #1,968,848 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.