Which to use
“stets” is an adverb and “Stils” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,337
- “stets” frequency rank
- #26,184
- “Stils” frequency rank
- 27521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stets | Stils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu jeder Zeit, immer | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stil |
Where the eye mixes stets and Stils
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stets with Stils
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stets is [ʃteːt͡s] while Stils is [ʃtiːls]. 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 (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stets is recorded at frequency rank #1,337, classified as anadv, pronounced [ʃteːt͡s]. Stils is at rank #26,184, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtiːls].
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 27521, this pair ranks #1,800,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stets vs Stils
Shared letters: st. Private to "stets": e. Private to "Stils": il.
"stets" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Stils" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stets" and "Stils" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stets" or "Stils" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stets" and "Stils" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,800,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stets" and "Stils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stilen vs Stils". 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 #1,800,429 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.